IC 2308 - Galaxy Triplet in Cancer
IC 2308 is a Galaxy Triplet in the Cancer constellation. IC 2308 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 2308 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).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2308 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Apparent Size
The following table reports IC 2308 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2308 is a visual representation of it.Morphological Classification
IC 2308 - Galaxy Triplet in Cancer is classified as Spiral (SAab) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 2308 - Galaxy Triplet in Cancer in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Rise and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 2308 - Galaxy Triplet in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):