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NGC 2703 - Double Star in Hydra

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:51 | Tran: 16:32 | Set: 22:13
Alt: 24.64°   Az: 132.93°   Direction: South-East

NGC 2703 is a Double Star in the Hydra constellation. NGC 2703 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 2703 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 2703 - Double Star in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2703 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 57m 03s
-03° 24’ 19”
21h 12m 43s
06h 09m 47s

J2000

08h 55m 46s
-03° 18’ 24”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2703 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 2703 - Double Star in Hydra.

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Finder chart for NGC 2703 - Double Star in Hydra.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2703 - Double Star in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.4°
Max altitude: 35.1°
Azimuth: 266.6°