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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 12:59 
Sunset: 21:15
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IC 4626 - Double Star in Ophiuchus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:18 | Tran: 0:28 | Set: 6:41
Alt: -22.36°   Az: 305.90°   Direction: North-West

IC 4626 is a Double Star in the Ophiuchus constellation. IC 4626 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 4626 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 4626 - Double Star in Ophiuchus star
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DSS2 image of IC 4626 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 54m 37s
+02° 17’ 54”
08h 45m 44s
01h 40m 22s

J2000

16h 53m 21s
+02° 20’ 19”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4626 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 4626 - Double Star in Ophiuchus.

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Finder chart for IC 4626 - Double 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 4626 - Double Star in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.7°
Max altitude: 40.8°
Azimuth: 272.3°