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IC 2687 - Double Star in Leo

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:07 | Tran: 2:00 | Set: 8:49
Alt: -16.44°   Az: 311.46°   Direction: North-West

IC 2687 is a Double Star in the Leo constellation. IC 2687 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 2687 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 2687 - Double Star in Leo star
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DSS2 image of IC 2687 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 18m 30s
+10° 01’ 14”
08h 52m 29s
20h 10m 59s

J2000

11h 17m 12s
+10° 09’ 29”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2687 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 2687 - Double Star in Leo.

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Finder chart for IC 2687 - Double Star in Leo.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2687 - Double Star in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.0°
Max altitude: 48.5°
Azimuth: 280.0°