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IC 2304 - Double Star in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:09 | Tran: 13:55 | Set: 21:40
Alt: -17.81°   Az: 10.57°   Direction: North

IC 2304 is a Double Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2304 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 2304 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 2304 - Double Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2304 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 22m 04s
+19° 21’ 26”
12h 42m 40s
21h 04m 44s

J2000

08h 20m 35s
+19° 26’ 22”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2304 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 2304 - Double Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 2304 - Double Star in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Warsaw (PL)
Latitude: 52° 13’ 47” N
Longitude: 21° 00’ 42” E
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

Today's IC 2304 - Double Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Warsaw (PL) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Warsaw):

Azimuth: 70.6°
Max altitude: 57.1°
Azimuth: 289.4°