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NGC 2317 - Nebula in Monoceros

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:17 | Tran: 14:36 | Set: 19:54
Alt: -31.15°   Az: 300.30°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 2317 is a Nebula in the Monoceros constellation. NGC 2317 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 2317 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 2317 - Nebula in Monoceros star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2317 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 00m 55s
-07° 48’ 40”
08h 47m 04s
15h 48m 00s

J2000

06h 59m 42s
-07° 46’ 27”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2317 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 2317 - Nebula in Monoceros.

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Finder chart for NGC 2317 - Nebula in Monoceros.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2317 - Nebula in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.8°
Max altitude: 30.7°
Azimuth: 262.2°