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IC 468 - Other Classification in Canis Major

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:08 | Tran: 21:57 | Set: 2:50
Alt: 22.12°   Az: 204.74°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 468 is a Other Classification in the Canis Major constellation. IC 468 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 468 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 468 - Other Classification in Canis Major star
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DSS2 image of IC 468 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 18m 28s
-13° 15’ 54”
01h 33m 53s
08h 52m 22s

J2000

07h 17m 18s
-13° 13’ 06”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 468 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 468 - Other Classification in Canis Major.

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Finder chart for IC 468 - Other Classification in Canis Major.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 468 - Other Classification in Canis Major rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.3°
Max altitude: 25.3°
Azimuth: 256.7°