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Timezone: Asia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:33 
Transit: 11:45 
Sunset: 17:57
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IC 2948 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:47 | Tran: 15:58 | Set: 21:08
Alt: 18.47°   Az: 169.57°   Direction: South

IC 2948 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Centaurus constellation. IC 2948 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 2948 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 2948 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 2948 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6 arcmin) and minor (6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 40m 18s
-63° 35’ 07”
22h 29m 09s
10h 09m 28s

J2000

11h 39m 06s
-63° 26’ 38”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2948 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 2948 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus.

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Finder chart for IC 2948 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2948 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2948 is a visual representation of it.
6 arcmin
6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Malbang, Philippines
Latitude: 5° 51’ 20” N
Longitude: 125° 02’ 42” E
Timezone: Asia/Manila

Today's IC 2948 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus rise, transit and set times from Malbang, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 153.6°
Max altitude: 20.6°
Azimuth: 206.4°