IC 1740 - Double Star in Fornax
IC 1740 is a Double Star in the Fornax constellation. IC 1740 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
IC 1740 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 5.8°
Azimuth: 159.7°
Direction: South-South-East
See also IC 1740 rise and set times.
Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1740
The image below is a photograph of IC 1740 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).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1740
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1740 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1740 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of IC 1740 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 1740 - Double Star in Fornax rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):