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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:52 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:03
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IC 2156 - Open Cluster in Gemini

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:22 | Tran: 14:37 | Set: 22:51
Alt: 14.09°   Az: 68.76°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 2156 is a Open Cluster in the Gemini constellation. IC 2156 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.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2156 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 2156 - Open Cluster in Gemini star
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DSS2 image of IC 2156 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 06m 25s
+24° 09’ 17”
17h 28m 55s
23h 35m 21s

J2000

06h 04m 51s
+24° 09’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2156 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 2156 - Open Cluster in Gemini.

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Finder chart for IC 2156 - Open Cluster in Gemini.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2156 - Open Cluster in Gemini rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.8°
Max altitude: 62.7°
Azimuth: 294.2°