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NGC 6002 - Star in Corona Borealis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:01 | Tran: 5:54 | Set: 14:44
Alt: 15.43°   Az: 296.68°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 6002 is a Star in the Corona Borealis constellation. NGC 6002 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 6002 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 6002 - Star in Corona Borealis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6002 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 48m 45s
+28° 32’ 01”
06h 45m 24s
22h 34m 10s

J2000

15h 47m 44s
+28° 36’ 34”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6002 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 6002 - Star in Corona Borealis.

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Finder chart for NGC 6002 - Star in Corona Borealis.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6002 - Star in Corona Borealis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.5°
Max altitude: 67.1°
Azimuth: 298.5°