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NGC 3129 - Double Star in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:00 | Tran: 9:36 | Set: 17:11
Alt: 10.75°   Az: 285.96°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 3129 is a Double Star in the Leo constellation. NGC 3129 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 3129 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 3129 - Double Star in Leo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3129 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 09m 40s
+18° 18’ 30”
06h 23m 01s
16h 32m 41s

J2000

10h 08m 18s
+18° 25’ 50”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3129 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 3129 - Double Star in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3129 - Double Star in Leo.

Finder chart NGC 3129 - Double Star in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3129 - Double 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 3129 - Double Star in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.7°
Max altitude: 56.8°
Azimuth: 288.3°