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IC 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -79.92°   Az: 218.22°   Direction: South-West

IC 2599 is a HII Ionized region in the Carina constellation. IC 2599 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2599 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 0.6667x0.6667 degrees (40.00x40.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina star
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DSS2 image of IC 2599 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (20 arcmin) and minor (20 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 38m 23s
-58° 51’ 43”
11h 11m 39s
21h 50m 03s

J2000

10h 37m 27s
-58° 43’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2599 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 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina.

Finder chart IC 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2599 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2599 is a visual representation of it.
20 arcmin
20 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2599 - HII Ionized region in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK