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IC 489 - Star in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:58 | Tran: 7:29 | Set: 15:57
Alt: 54.16°   Az: 122.70°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 489 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 489 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 489 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 489 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 489 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 03m 08s
+25° 55’ 34”
21h 47m 06s
05h 50m 14s

J2000

08h 01m 37s
+25° 59’ 47”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 489 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 489 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 489 - Star in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 489 - Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 489 - Star in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 489 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.1°
Max altitude: 64.4°
Azimuth: 295.9°