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IC 68 - Nonexistent Object in Cetus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:14 | Tran: 8:38 | Set: 14:01
Alt: -3.56°   Az: 263.54°   Direction: West

IC 68 is a Nonexistent Object in the Cetus constellation. IC 68 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 68 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 68 - Nonexistent Object in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 68 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 01m 39s
-06° 48’ 26”
05h 48m 39s
06h 50m 18s

J2000

01h 00m 21s
-06° 56’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 68 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 68 - Nonexistent Object in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 68 - Nonexistent Object in Cetus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 68 - Nonexistent Object in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.8°
Max altitude: 31.7°
Azimuth: 263.2°