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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
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NGC 2542 - Double Star in Puppis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:50 | Tran: 17:41 | Set: 22:32
Alt: 25.46°   Az: 183.33°   Direction: South

NGC 2542 is a Double Star in the Puppis constellation. NGC 2542 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. Given its visual magnitude of 4.72, NGC 2542 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2542 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 2542 - Double Star in Puppis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2542 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 12m 27s
-13° 00’ 14”
00h 12m 19s
08h 24m 47s

J2000

08h 11m 16s
-12° 55’ 37”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2542 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 2542 - Double Star in Puppis.

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Finder chart for NGC 2542 - Double Star in Puppis.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2542 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

5.68
4.72
3.12
2.7
2.59

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2542 - Double Star in Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.0°
Max altitude: 25.5°
Azimuth: 257.0°