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Sunset: 17:18
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NGC 2806 - Star in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:39 | Tran: 23:25 | Set: 7:15
Alt: 14.81°   Az: 283.59°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 2806 is a Star in the Cancer constellation. NGC 2806 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 2806 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 2806 - Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2806 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 18m 22s
+19° 57’ 51”
06h 04m 32s
15h 22m 54s

J2000

09h 16m 57s
+20° 04’ 14”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2806 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 2806 - Star in Cancer.

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Finder chart for NGC 2806 - 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 2806 - Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.0°
Max altitude: 58.5°
Azimuth: 290.0°