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Other deep sky objects in Ara
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H13 - Open Cluster in Ara

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -41.36°   Az: 119.12°   Direction: East-South-East

H13 is a Open Cluster in the Ara constellation. H13 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of H13 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 H13 - Open Cluster in Ara star
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DSS2 image of H13 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.5 arcmin) and minor (4.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 05m 45s
-48° 07’ 01”
17h 16m 34s
10h 22m 20s

J2000

17h 03m 51s
-48° 04’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of H13 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 H13 - Open Cluster in Ara.

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Finder chart for H13 - Open Cluster in Ara.

Apparent Size

The following table reports H13 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of H13 is a visual representation of it.
4.5 arcmin
4.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

H13 - Open Cluster in Ara is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK