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Sunset: 20:47
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IC 2859 - Star in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:03 | Tran: 20:46 | Set: 3:34
Alt: 26.80°   Az: 110.74°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 2859 is a Star in the Leo constellation. IC 2859 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 2859 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 2859 - Star in Leo star
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DSS2 image of IC 2859 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 30m 00s
+08° 58’ 06”
20h 09m 16s
07h 39m 17s

J2000

11h 28m 41s
+09° 06’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2859 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 2859 - Star in Leo.

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Finder chart for IC 2859 - 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 2859 - Star in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.0°
Max altitude: 47.5°
Azimuth: 279.0°