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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
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IC 4490 - Double Star in Centaurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:44 | Tran: 0:15 | Set: 1:49
Alt: -30.47°   Az: 248.70°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 4490 is a Double Star in the Centaurus constellation. IC 4490 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 4490 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 4490 - Double Star in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 4490 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 46m 55s
-36° 16’ 44”
06h 20m 09s
21h 07m 05s

J2000

14h 45m 20s
-36° 10’ 23”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4490 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 4490 - Double Star in Centaurus.

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Finder chart for IC 4490 - Double Star in Centaurus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 4490 - Double Star in Centaurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.3°
Max altitude: 2.2°
Azimuth: 233.7°