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NGC 4315 - Double Star in Virgo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:44 | Tran: 21:28 | Set: 4:17
Alt: 40.45°   Az: 222.64°   Direction: South-West

NGC 4315 is a Double Star in the Virgo constellation. NGC 4315 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 4315 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 4315 - Double Star in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4315 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 23m 56s
+09° 08’ 43”
02h 05m 53s
14h 29m 49s

J2000

12h 22m 38s
+09° 17’ 09”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4315 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 4315 - Double Star in Virgo.

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Finder chart for NGC 4315 - Double Star in Virgo.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 4315 - Double Star in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.9°
Max altitude: 47.7°
Azimuth: 279.1°