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Sunrise: 4:43 
Transit: 13:01 
Sunset: 21:18
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IC 4768 - Open Cluster in Scutum

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:22 | Tran: 1:56 | Set: 7:27
Alt: -38.26°   Az: 37.39°   Direction: North-East

IC 4768 is a Open Cluster in the Scutum constellation. IC 4768 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 4768 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 4768 - Open Cluster in Scutum star
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DSS2 image of IC 4768 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 42m 49s
-05° 30’ 31”
13h 54m 27s
08h 37m 17s

J2000

18h 41m 27s
-05° 32’ 04”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4768 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 4768 - Open Cluster in Scutum.

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Finder chart for IC 4768 - Open Cluster in Scutum.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 4768 - Open Cluster in Scutum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.5°
Max altitude: 33.0°
Azimuth: 264.5°