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NGC 5856 - Double Star in Boötes

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:33 | Tran: 15:09 | Set: 22:45
Alt: -7.34°   Az: 47.82°   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. Given its visual magnitude of 6.03, NGC 5856 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

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

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 08m 28s
+18° 20’ 54”
15h 22m 58s
06h 31m 26s

J2000

15h 07m 19s
+18° 26’ 32”

Finder Chart

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.

Photometric Information

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.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.7°
Max altitude: 56.9°
Azimuth: 288.3°