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NGC 5884 - Double Star in Boötes

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:45 | Tran: 0:06 | Set: 9:32
Alt: 36.35°   Az: 82.82°   Direction: East

NGC 5884 is a Double Star in the Boötes constellation. NGC 5884 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5884 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 5884 - Double Star in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5884 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 14m 11s
+31° 46’ 02”
19h 19m 53s
10h 34m 04s

J2000

15h 13m 09s
+31° 51’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5884 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 5884 - Double Star in Boötes.

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Finder chart for NGC 5884 - Double Star in Boötes.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 5884 - 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: 58.2°
Max altitude: 70.3°
Azimuth: 301.8°