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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 4:45 
Transit: 12:59 
Sunset: 21:13
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IC 4636 - Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.57°   Az: 290.84°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 4636 is a Star in the Hercules constellation. IC 4636 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4636 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 4636 - Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 4636 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 59m 49s
+47° 09’ 30”
04h 21m 41s
21h 21m 31s

J2000

16h 59m 07s
+47° 11’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4636 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 4636 - Star in Hercules.

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Finder chart for IC 4636 - Star in Hercules.

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 4636 - Star in Hercules is circumpolar and transits at 23:45 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)