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Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:55
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IC 3679 - Double Star in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:32 | Tran: 21:36 | Set: 5:44
Alt: 15.26°   Az: 72.61°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 3679 is a Double Star in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 3679 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 3679 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 3679 - Double Star in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 3679 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 43m 26s
+22° 40’ 45”
17h 44m 40s
06h 28m 06s

J2000

12h 42m 11s
+22° 49’ 05”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3679 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 3679 - Double Star in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for IC 3679 - Double Star in Coma Berenices.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 3679 - Double Star in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.3°
Max altitude: 61.2°
Azimuth: 292.7°