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public  Île-de-France, France Île-de-France, France  ⓘ
TimezoneUTC
Sunrise: 6:03 
Transit: 12:05 
Sunset: 18:08
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NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:12 | Tran: 5:14 | Set: 11:12
Alt: 67.02°   Az: 111.43°   Direction: East-South-East

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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

00h 35m 53s
-08° 11’ 58”
22h 33m 49s
23h 09m 43s

J2000

00h 34m 36s
-08° 20’ 23”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus.

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Finder chart for NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Île-de-France, France
Latitude: 0° 00’ 00” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: UTC

Today's NGC 156 - Double Star in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Île-de-France, France are the following (all times relative to the local timezone UTC):

Azimuth: 98.2°
Max altitude: 81.8°
Azimuth: 261.8°