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Transit: 12:13 
Sunset: 17:21
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NGC 1312 - Double Star in Taurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:20 | Tran: 17:25 | Set: 23:29
Alt: -36.42°   Az: 13.77°   Direction: North-North-East

NGC 1312 is a Double Star in the Taurus constellation. NGC 1312 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 1312 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 1312 - Double Star in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1312 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 24m 59s
+01° 16’ 21”
12h 44m 10s
16h 09m 10s

J2000

03h 23m 41s
+01° 11’ 04”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1312 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 1312 - Double Star in Taurus.

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Finder chart for NGC 1312 - Double Star in Taurus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1312 - Double Star in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.7°
Max altitude: 39.8°
Azimuth: 271.3°