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Other deep sky objects in Cetus
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IC 242 - Double Star in Cetus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:30 | Tran: 11:54 | Set: 17:17
Alt: -36.28°   Az: 46.73°   Direction: North-East

IC 242 is a Double Star in the Cetus constellation. IC 242 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 242 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 242 - Double Star in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 242 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 39m 39s
-06° 49’ 31”
14h 24m 56s
17h 04m 36s

J2000

02h 38m 24s
-06° 56’ 02”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 242 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 242 - Double Star in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 242 - Double Star in Cetus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 242 - Double Star in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.8°
Max altitude: 31.7°
Azimuth: 263.2°