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IC 2173 - Star in Gemini

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:29 | Tran: 12:10 | Set: 21:51
Alt: -0.15°   Az: 332.60°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 2173 is a Star in the Gemini constellation. IC 2173 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 2173 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 2173 - Star in Gemini star
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DSS2 image of IC 2173 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 52m 27s
+33° 25’ 34”
09h 46m 10s
16h 38m 37s

J2000

06h 50m 47s
+33° 27’ 29”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2173 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 2173 - Star in Gemini.

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Finder chart for IC 2173 - Star in Gemini.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2173 - Star in Gemini rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.6°
Max altitude: 71.9°
Azimuth: 303.4°