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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:01 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:52
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NGC 5877 - Double Star in Libra

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:42 | Tran: 0:14 | Set: 5:51
Alt: 6.41°   Az: 253.58°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 5877 is a Double Star in the Libra constellation. NGC 5877 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 5877 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 5877 - Double Star in Libra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5877 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 14m 13s
-05° 01’ 15”
04h 52m 28s
20h 06m 41s

J2000

15h 12m 52s
-04° 55’ 37”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5877 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 5877 - Double Star in Libra.

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Finder chart for NGC 5877 - Double Star in Libra.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 5877 - Double Star in Libra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.0°
Max altitude: 33.5°
Azimuth: 265.0°