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NGC 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:12 | Tran: 18:35 | Set: 21:57
Alt: 5.99°   Az: 148.75°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 6294 is a Double Star in the Ophiuchus constellation. NGC 6294 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6294 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 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6294 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 11m 48s
-26° 36’ 12”
21h 39m 02s
14h 50m 50s

J2000

17h 10m 15s
-26° 34’ 27”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6294 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus.

Finder chart NGC 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6294 - Double Star in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.6°
Max altitude: 11.9°
Azimuth: 243.4°