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NGC 1059 - Double Star in Aries

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:56 | Tran: 11:30 | Set: 19:05
Alt: -10.12°   Az: 43.02°   Direction: North-East

NGC 1059 is a Double Star in the Aries constellation. NGC 1059 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 NGC 1059 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 NGC 1059 - Double Star in Aries star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1059 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 44m 01s
+18° 06’ 13”
14h 59m 51s
17h 43m 53s

J2000

02h 42m 36s
+17° 59’ 48”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1059 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 NGC 1059 - Double Star in Aries.

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Finder chart for NGC 1059 - Double Star in Aries.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1059 - Double Star in Aries rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.9°
Max altitude: 56.6°
Azimuth: 288.1°