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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 7:10 
Transit: 12:47 
Sunset: 18:24
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IC 2710 - Double Star in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:10 | Tran: 11:17 | Set: 18:25
Alt: 41.28°   Az: 127.35°   Direction: South-East

IC 2710 is a Double Star in the Leo constellation. IC 2710 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 2710 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 2710 - Double Star in Leo star
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DSS2 image of IC 2710 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 20m 01s
+13° 25’ 51”
21h 28m 26s
08h 48m 28s

J2000

11h 18m 43s
+13° 33’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2710 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 2710 - Double Star in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2710 - Double Star in Leo.

Finder chart IC 2710 - Double Star in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2710 - 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 2710 - 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: 76.6°
Max altitude: 52.0°
Azimuth: 283.4°