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IC 2344 - Star in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 1:49 | Tran: 9:26 | Set: 17:03
Alt: -11.82°   Az: 321.77°   Direction: North-West

IC 2344 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2344 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 2344 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 2344 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2344 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 25m 20s
+18° 34’ 42”
09h 21m 07s
17h 46m 27s

J2000

08h 23m 54s
+18° 39’ 34”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2344 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 2344 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2344 - Star in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 2344 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2344 - 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 2344 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.4°
Max altitude: 57.1°
Azimuth: 288.6°