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IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -75.15°   Az: 203.37°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 2602 is a Open Cluster in the Carina constellation. IC 2602 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 2602 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 1.6000x1.6000 degrees (96.00x96.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina star
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DSS2 image of IC 2602 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (48 arcmin) and minor (48 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 43m 50s
-64° 31’ 28”
11h 05m 19s
21h 49m 09s

J2000

10h 42m 56s
-64° 23’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2602 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 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina.

Finder chart IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2602 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2602 is a visual representation of it.
48 arcmin
48 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK