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NGC 1742 - Star in Orion

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:08 | Tran: 13:49 | Set: 19:31
Alt: -35.80°   Az: 37.50°   Direction: North-East

NGC 1742 is a Star in the Orion constellation. NGC 1742 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 1742 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 1742 - Star in Orion star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1742 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 03m 15s
-03° 15’ 35”
13h 58m 34s
19h 01m 49s

J2000

05h 01m 59s
-03° 17’ 41”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1742 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 1742 - Star in Orion.

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Finder chart for NGC 1742 - Star in Orion.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1742 - Star in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.3°
Max altitude: 35.3°
Azimuth: 266.7°