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IC 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius

Altitude: 27.9°   Azimuth: 167.8°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 1426 is a Double Star in the Aquarius constellation. IC 1426 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

IC 1426
Double Star
Aquarius

IC 1426 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 167.8°
Direction: South-South-East

See also IC 1426 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1426

The image below is a photograph of IC 1426 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 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1426 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1426

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1426 are provided in the following table:

22h 03m 51s
-09° 55’ 09”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1426 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 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius.

Finder chart IC 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius.

Rise ans set times of IC 1426 from your location

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

Today's IC 1426 - Double Star in Aquarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.9°
Max altitude: 28.6°
Azimuth: 260.1°