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Timezone: America/El_Salvador
Sunrise: 5:35 
Transit: 12:02 
Sunset: 18:28
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IC 2291 - Star in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:13 | Tran: 13:30 | Set: 19:50
Alt: -10.93°   Az: 67.72°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 2291 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2291 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 2291 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 2291 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2291 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 20m 45s
+18° 25’ 36”
16h 53m 02s
01h 13m 48s

J2000

08h 19m 18s
+18° 30’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2291 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 2291 - Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 2291 - Star in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Ciudad Arce, El Salvador
Latitude: 13° 50’ 25” N
Longitude: 89° 26’ 49” W
Timezone: America/El_Salvador

Today's IC 2291 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Ciudad Arce, El Salvador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/El_Salvador):

Azimuth: 71.6°
Max altitude: 85.4°
Azimuth: 288.4°