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NGC 2515 - Double Star in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:08 | Tran: 22:55 | Set: 6:46
Alt: -12.80°   Az: 31.60°   Direction: North-North-East

NGC 2515 is a Double Star in the Cancer constellation. NGC 2515 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 2515 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 2515 - Double Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2515 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 04m 48s
+20° 06’ 57”
14h 11m 51s
22h 16m 40s

J2000

08h 03m 20s
+20° 11’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2515 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 2515 - Double Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for NGC 2515 - Double Star in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2515 - Double Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.9°
Max altitude: 58.6°
Azimuth: 290.1°