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IC 2242 - Star in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:33 | Tran: 7:51 | Set: 16:05
Alt: 50.10°   Az: 118.82°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 2242 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2242 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 2242 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 2242 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2242 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 16m 39s
+24° 03’ 21”
21h 28m 02s
05h 44m 42s

J2000

08h 15m 11s
+24° 07’ 58”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2242 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 2242 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2242 - Star in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 2242 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2242 - 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 2242 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.9°
Max altitude: 62.6°
Azimuth: 294.1°