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IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus

Altitude: -16.5°   Azimuth: 109.9°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 408 is a Double Star in the Lepus constellation. IC 408 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 408
Double Star
Lepus

IC 408 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -16.5°
Azimuth: 109.9°
Direction: East-South-East

See also IC 408 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 408

The image below is a photograph of IC 408 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 408 - Double Star in Lepus star
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DSS2 image of IC 408 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 408

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 408 are provided in the following table:

05h 18m 03s
-25° 10’ 17”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 408 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 408 - Double Star in Lepus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus.

Finder chart IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus.

Rise ans set times of IC 408 from your location

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

Today's IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.2°
Max altitude: 13.3°
Azimuth: 244.8°