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IC 2259 - Star in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:06 | Tran: 17:16 | Set: 1:30
Alt: 50.46°   Az: 238.89°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 2259 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2259 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 2259 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 2259 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2259 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 18m 48s
+23° 29’ 07”
02h 25m 51s
10h 44m 39s

J2000

08h 17m 17s
+23° 33’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2259 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 2259 - Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 2259 - 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 2259 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.5°
Max altitude: 62.0°
Azimuth: 293.5°