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Timezone: Europe/Madrid
Sunrise: 6:52 
Transit: 14:19 
Sunset: 21:45
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NGC 6277 - Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:12 | Tran: 0:32 | Set: 7:56
Alt: 12.82°   Az: 70.61°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 6277 is a Star in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6277 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 6277 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 6277 - Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6277 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 01m 53s
+23° 00’ 12”
17h 51m 00s
10h 52m 53s

J2000

17h 00m 48s
+23° 02’ 21”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6277 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 6277 - Star in Hercules.

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Finder chart for NGC 6277 - Star in Hercules.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Mascaraque, Spain
Latitude: 39° 42’ 59” N
Longitude: 3° 48’ 45” W
Timezone: Europe/Madrid

Today's NGC 6277 - Star in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Mascaraque, Spain are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Madrid):

Azimuth: 67.0°
Max altitude: 73.3°
Azimuth: 293.0°