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IC 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor

Altitude: 36.9°   Azimuth: 221.7°   Direction: South-West

IC 2216 is a Double Star in the Canis Minor constellation. IC 2216 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 2216
Double Star
Canis Minor

IC 2216 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 36.9°
Azimuth: 221.7°
Direction: South-West

See also IC 2216 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2216

The image below is a photograph of IC 2216 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 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor star
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DSS2 image of IC 2216 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2216

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2216 are provided in the following table:

07h 59m 27s
+05° 36’ 52”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2216 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 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor.

Finder chart IC 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor.

Rise ans set times of IC 2216 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 2216 - Double Star in Canis Minor 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: 84.4°
Max altitude: 44.1°
Azimuth: 275.6°