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IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer

Altitude: -15.6°   Azimuth: 357.1°   Direction: North

IC 2441 is a Galaxy Pair in the Cancer constellation. IC 2441 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 2441 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 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2441 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.9 arcmin) and minor (0.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 2441

IC 2441
Galaxy Pair
Cancer

IC 2441 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.6°
Azimuth: 357.1°
Direction: North

See also IC 2441 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer

Apparent size of IC 2441

The following table reports IC 2441 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2441 is a visual representation of it.
0.9 arcmin
0.9 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2441

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2441 are provided in the following table:

09h 10m 01s
+22° 51’ 11”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2441 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 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer.

Rise and set times of IC 2441 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 2441 - Galaxy Pair 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: 67.1°
Max altitude: 61.4°
Azimuth: 292.9°