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NGC 4311 - Double Star in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:46 | Tran: 18:39 | Set: 3:35
Alt: 14.07°   Az: 299.15°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 4311 is a Double Star in the Coma Berenices constellation. NGC 4311 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4311 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 4311 - Double Star in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4311 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 23m 43s
+29° 00’ 16”
06h 57m 33s
19h 21m 16s

J2000

12h 22m 27s
+29° 08’ 45”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4311 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 4311 - Double Star in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for NGC 4311 - Double Star in Coma Berenices.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Herne Bay ENG (GB)
Latitude: 51° 22’ 22” N
Longitude: 1° 07’ 42” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 4311 - Double Star in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Herne Bay ENG (GB) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.0°
Max altitude: 67.6°
Azimuth: 299.0°