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IC 2228 - Star in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:42 | Tran: 14:21 | Set: 20:59
Alt: -23.87°   Az: 37.00°   Direction: North-East

IC 2228 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2228 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 2228 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 2228 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2228 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 08m 28s
+07° 57’ 00”
14h 15m 00s
22h 23m 29s

J2000

08h 07m 05s
+08° 01’ 31”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2228 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 2228 - Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 2228 - Star in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2228 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.0°
Max altitude: 46.5°
Azimuth: 278.0°