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IC 4008 - Double Star in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:32 | Tran: 22:33 | Set: 6:38
Alt: 49.52°   Az: 237.53°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 4008 is a Double Star in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 4008 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 4008 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 4008 - Double Star in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 4008 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 01m 20s
+22° 12’ 51”
02h 25m 04s
15h 26m 24s

J2000

13h 00m 06s
+22° 21’ 01”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4008 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 4008 - Double Star in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for IC 4008 - 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 4008 - 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: 67.8°
Max altitude: 60.7°
Azimuth: 292.2°