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IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco

IC 4762 is a Double Star in the Draco constellation. IC 4762 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

IC 4762
Double Star
Draco
Available Resources for IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 4762

The image below is a photograph of IC 4762 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco star
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DSS2 image of IC 4762 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4762

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4762 are provided in the following table:

18h 32m 29s
+67° 51’ 28”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4762 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco.

Finder chart IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco.

Rise ans set times of IC 4762 from your location

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

IC 4762 - Double Star in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 02:10 UTC (altitude: 73.6°)