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IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus

IC 1402 is a Association of Stars in the Cygnus constellation. IC 1402 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

IC 1402
Association of Stars
Cygnus
Available Resources for IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1402

The image below is a photograph of IC 1402 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1402 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1402

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1402 are provided in the following table:

21h 44m 58s
+53° 15’ 45”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1402 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus.

Finder chart IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus.

Rise ans set times of IC 1402 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

IC 1402 - Association of Stars in Cygnus is circumpolar and transits at 05:22 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)