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Sunset: 19:19
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NGC 4768 - Star in Virgo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:17 | Tran: 14:26 | Set: 19:35
Alt: 11.04°   Az: 121.32°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 4768 is a Star in the Virgo constellation. NGC 4768 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 4768 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 4768 - Star in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4768 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 54m 34s
-09° 39’ 54”
20h 06m 54s
09h 01m 28s

J2000

12h 53m 17s
-09° 31’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4768 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 4768 - Star in Virgo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4768 - Star in Virgo.

Finder chart NGC 4768 - Star in Virgo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4768 - 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 4768 - Star in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.7°
Max altitude: 28.9°
Azimuth: 260.3°