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NGC 2871 - Star in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:47 | Tran: 10:43 | Set: 17:39
Alt: 4.64°   Az: 77.60°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 2871 is a Star in the Leo constellation. NGC 2871 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 2871 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 2871 - Star in Leo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2871 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 27m 00s
+11° 20’ 11”
17h 32m 34s
02h 59m 34s

J2000

09h 25m 40s
+11° 26’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2871 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2871 - Star in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2871 - Star in Leo.

Finder chart NGC 2871 - Star in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2871 - Star in Leo.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2871 - Star in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.7°
Max altitude: 49.9°
Azimuth: 281.3°