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NGC 5871 - Star in Virgo

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:04 | Tran: 6:04 | Set: 12:04
Alt: -21.14°   Az: 60.14°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 5871 is a Star in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5871 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 5871 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 5871 - Star in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5871 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 11m 21s
+00° 24’ 14”
15h 35m 57s
06h 47m 19s

J2000

15h 10m 05s
+00° 29’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5871 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 5871 - Star in Virgo.

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Finder chart for NGC 5871 - 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 5871 - Star in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.6°
Max altitude: 38.9°
Azimuth: 270.4°