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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:17 
Transit: 12:46 
Sunset: 18:15
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IC 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:20 | Tran: 6:15 | Set: 13:06
Alt: -21.25°   Az: 323.21°   Direction: North-West

IC 446 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Monoceros constellation. IC 446 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 446 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 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros star
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DSS2 image of IC 446 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5 arcmin) and minor (4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 32m 28s
+10° 26’ 24”
09h 41m 40s
16h 14m 08s

J2000

06h 31m 05s
+10° 27’ 33”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 446 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 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros star
Simplified finder chart for IC 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros.

Finder chart IC 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros star
Simplified finder chart for IC 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 446 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 446 is a visual representation of it.
5 arcmin
4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 446 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.6°
Max altitude: 49.0°
Azimuth: 280.4°