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NGC 1408 - Double Star in Fornax

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:03 | Tran: 4:49 | Set: 6:36
Alt: 2.10°   Az: 167.75°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 1408 is a Double Star in the Fornax constellation. NGC 1408 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 NGC 1408 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 1408 - Double Star in Fornax star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1408 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 40m 13s
-35° 25’ 18”
22h 59m 40s
02h 39m 54s

J2000

03h 39m 16s
-35° 30’ 02”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1408 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 NGC 1408 - Double Star in Fornax star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1408 - Double Star in Fornax.

Finder chart NGC 1408 - Double Star in Fornax star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1408 - Double Star in Fornax.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1408 - Double Star in Fornax rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.4°
Max altitude: 3.1°
Azimuth: 234.6°