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IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus

Altitude: -42.0°   Azimuth: 115.8°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 2949 is a Double Star in the Centaurus constellation. IC 2949 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 2949
Double Star
Centaurus

IC 2949 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -42.0°
Azimuth: 115.8°
Direction: East-South-East

See also IC 2949 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2949

The image below is a photograph of IC 2949 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 2949 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2949

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2949 are provided in the following table:

11h 40m 54s
-46° 27’ 16”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2949 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 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus.

Finder chart IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus.

Rise ans set times of IC 2949 from your location

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

IC 2949 - Double Star in Centaurus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt