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IC 2297 - Star in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:31 | Tran: 17:07 | Set: 0:43
Alt: -12.08°   Az: 321.67°   Direction: North-West

IC 2297 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2297 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 2297 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 2297 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2297 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 21m 32s
+18° 18’ 01”
09h 21m 11s
17h 42m 43s

J2000

08h 20m 04s
+18° 22’ 55”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2297 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 2297 - Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 2297 - 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 2297 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.7°
Max altitude: 56.8°
Azimuth: 288.3°