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NGC 1456 - Double Star in Taurus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:11 | Tran: 5:18 | Set: 13:22
Alt: 34.04°   Az: 264.09°   Direction: West

NGC 1456 is a Double Star in the Taurus constellation. NGC 1456 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. Given its visual magnitude of 10.96, NGC 1456 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1456 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 1456 - Double Star in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1456 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 49m 35s
+22° 37’ 59”
04h 13m 02s
08h 02m 37s

J2000

03h 48m 07s
+22° 33’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1456 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 1456 - Double Star in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1456 - Double Star in Taurus.

Finder chart NGC 1456 - Double Star in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1456 - Double Star in Taurus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1456 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

11.72
10.96
9.97
9.71
9.63

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1456 - 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: 67.4°
Max altitude: 61.2°
Azimuth: 292.6°