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IC 2162 - HII Ionized region in Orion

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:52 | Tran: 20:26 | Set: 4:03
Alt: 49.49°   Az: 224.94°   Direction: South-West

IC 2162 is a HII Ionized region in the Orion constellation. IC 2162 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 2162 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 2162 - HII Ionized region in Orion star
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DSS2 image of IC 2162 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4 arcmin) and minor (4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 14m 33s
+17° 58’ 17”
01h 55m 21s
08h 09m 54s

J2000

06h 13m 05s
+17° 58’ 48”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2162 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 2162 - HII Ionized region in Orion.

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Finder chart for IC 2162 - HII Ionized region in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2162 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2162 is a visual representation of it.
4 arcmin
4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2162 - HII Ionized region in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.0°
Max altitude: 56.5°
Azimuth: 288.0°