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IC 4589 - Star in Ophiuchus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:19 | Tran: 21:44 | Set: 3:14
Alt: 2.38°   Az: 256.54°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 4589 is a Star in the Ophiuchus constellation. IC 4589 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 4589 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 4589 - Star in Ophiuchus star
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DSS2 image of IC 4589 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 08m 46s
-06° 27’ 06”
05h 11m 41s
21h 20m 28s

J2000

16h 07m 24s
-06° 23’ 07”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4589 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 4589 - Star in Ophiuchus.

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Finder chart for IC 4589 - Star in Ophiuchus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 4589 - Star in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.5°
Max altitude: 32.1°
Azimuth: 263.5°