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IC 2436 - Double Star in Hydra

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:38 | Tran: 3:56 | Set: 8:11
Alt: -6.51°   Az: 247.06°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 2436 is a Double Star in the Hydra constellation. IC 2436 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 2436 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 2436 - Double Star in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of IC 2436 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 06m 32s
-19° 15’ 58”
05h 03m 00s
14h 09m 33s

J2000

09h 05m 23s
-19° 09’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2436 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 2436 - Double Star in Hydra.

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Finder chart for IC 2436 - Double Star in Hydra.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2436 - Double Star in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.3°
Max altitude: 19.3°
Azimuth: 250.7°