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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:54
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IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 10:43 | Tran: 14:17 | Set: 17:51
Alt: -35.65°   Az: 86.48°   Direction: 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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

05h 19m 06s
-25° 08’ 45”
16h 14m 31s
21h 33m 37s

J2000

05h 18m 03s
-25° 10’ 17”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus.

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Finder chart for IC 408 - Double Star in Lepus.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.1°
Max altitude: 13.4°
Azimuth: 244.9°