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IC 72 - Star in Cetus

Altitude: -40.4°   Azimuth: 34.9°   Direction: North-East

IC 72 is a Star in the Cetus constellation. IC 72 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.

IC 72
Star
Cetus

IC 72 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -40.4°
Azimuth: 34.9°
Direction: North-East

See also IC 72 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 72 - Star in Cetus

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 72

The image below is a photograph of IC 72 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 72 - Star in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 72 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 72

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 72 are provided in the following table:

01h 01m 35s
-06° 46’ 41”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 72 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 72 - Star in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 72 - Star in Cetus.

Finder chart IC 72 - Star in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 72 - Star in Cetus.

Rise ans set times of IC 72 from your location

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

Today's IC 72 - Star in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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