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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 12:59 
Sunset: 21:15
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IC 2509 - Star in Sextans

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:57 | Tran: 17:23 | Set: 23:49
Alt: 34.03°   Az: 228.70°   Direction: South-West

IC 2509 is a Star in the Sextans constellation. IC 2509 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 2509 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 2509 - Star in Sextans star
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DSS2 image of IC 2509 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 48m 16s
+05° 34’ 59”
02h 34m 53s
12h 23m 09s

J2000

09h 46m 55s
+05° 42’ 06”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2509 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 2509 - Star in Sextans.

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Finder chart for IC 2509 - Star in Sextans.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2509 - Star in Sextans rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.4°
Max altitude: 44.1°
Azimuth: 275.6°