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IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:41 | Tran: 23:46 | Set: 7:54
Alt: 0.48°   Az: 307.62°   Direction: North-West

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 11m 28s
+22° 44’ 59”
08h 03m 15s
17h 14m 43s

J2000

09h 10m 01s
+22° 51’ 11”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer.

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Finder chart for IC 2441 - Galaxy Pair in Cancer.

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.3°
Max altitude: 61.3°
Azimuth: 292.7°