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NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes

Altitude: -5.6°   Azimuth: 50.7°   Direction: North-East

NGC 5856 is a Double Star in the Boötes constellation. NGC 5856 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 5856 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5856 in the Red band.

Key facts about NGC 5856

NGC 5856
Double Star
Boötes

NGC 5856 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -5.6°
Azimuth: 50.7°
Direction: North-East

See also NGC 5856 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 6.03, NGC 5856 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

Available Resources for NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes

Photometric information of NGC 5856

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5856 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

6.1
6.03
5.87
5.89
5.87

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 5856

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 5856 are provided in the following table:

15h 07m 19s
+18° 26’ 32”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5856 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 5856 - Double Star in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes.

Finder chart NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes.

Rise and set times of NGC 5856 from your location

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

Today's NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.6°
Max altitude: 57.0°
Azimuth: 288.4°