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IC 54 - Double Star in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:26 | Tran: 7:13 | Set: 13:01
Alt: 3.36°   Az: 97.71°   Direction: East

IC 54 is a Double Star in the Cetus constellation. IC 54 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 54 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 54 - Double Star in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 54 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 52m 05s
-02° 08’ 57”
18h 32m 31s
19h 24m 36s

J2000

00h 50m 47s
-02° 17’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 54 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 54 - Double Star in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 54 - Double Star in Cetus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 54 - Double Star in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.1°
Max altitude: 36.4°
Azimuth: 267.9°