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Sunset: 18:18
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NGC 3063 - Double Star in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:05 | Tran: 15:12 | Set: 23:18
Alt: 17.57°   Az: 343.23°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 3063 is a Double Star in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 3063 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3063 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 3063 - Double Star in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3063 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 03m 51s
+71° 59’ 38”
04h 11m 33s
14h 15m 25s

J2000

10h 01m 41s
+72° 07’ 04”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3063 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 3063 - Double Star in Ursa Major.

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Finder chart for NGC 3063 - Double Star in Ursa Major.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Châu Thành, Vietnam
Latitude: 9° 52’ 11” N
Longitude: 106° 20’ 56” E
Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh

Today's NGC 3063 - Double Star in Ursa Major rise, transit and set times from Châu Thành, Vietnam are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh):

Azimuth: 18.0°
Max altitude: 27.9°
Azimuth: 342.0°