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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:51
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NGC 2461 - Star in Lynx

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 68.68°   Az: 62.08°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 2461 is a Star in the Lynx constellation. NGC 2461 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2461 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 2461 - Star in Lynx star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2461 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 58m 28s
+56° 36’ 14”
21h 37m 09s
05h 35m 38s

J2000

07h 56m 26s
+56° 40’ 23”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2461 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 2461 - Star in Lynx.

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Finder chart for NGC 2461 - Star in Lynx.

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 2461 - Star in Lynx is circumpolar and transits at 16:04 UTC (altitude: 84.9°)