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IC 2397 - Double Star in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:37 | Tran: 5:12 | Set: 12:44
Alt: 22.50°   Az: 270.24°   Direction: West

IC 2397 is a Double Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2397 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 2397 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 2397 - Double Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2397 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 48m 06s
+17° 34’ 02”
05h 02m 49s
13h 50m 56s

J2000

08h 46m 41s
+17° 39’ 35”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2397 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 2397 - Double Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2397 - Double Star in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 2397 - Double Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2397 - Double 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 2397 - Double Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.4°
Max altitude: 56.1°
Azimuth: 287.6°