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Other deep sky objects in Cetus

NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus

NGC 156 is a Double Star in the Cetus constellation. NGC 156 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.

NGC 156
Double Star
Cetus
Available Resources for NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 156

The image below is a photograph of NGC 156 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 156 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 156

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 156 are provided in the following table:

00h 34m 36s
-08° 20’ 23”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 156 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 156 - Double Star in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus.

Finder chart NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus.

Rise ans set times of NGC 156 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.3°
Max altitude: 30.2°
Azimuth: 261.7°
NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom