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IC 2417 - Star in Cancer

Altitude: 14.5°   Azimuth: 281.8°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 2417 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2417 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 2417 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 2417 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2417 in the Red band.

Key facts about IC 2417

IC 2417
Star
Cancer

IC 2417 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 14.5°
Azimuth: 281.8°
Direction: West-North-West

See also IC 2417 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 14.5, IC 2417 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 2417 - Star in Cancer

Photometric information of IC 2417

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2417 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

15
14.5
13.22
12.83
12.74

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2417

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2417 are provided in the following table:

08h 51m 07s
+18° 37’ 29”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2417 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 2417 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2417 - Star in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 2417 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2417 - Star in Cancer.

Rise and set times of IC 2417 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 2417 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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