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NGC 6334 - Supernova Remnant in Scorpius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:41 | Tran: 2:18 | Set: 3:52
Alt: -4.68°   Az: 212.13°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 6334 is a Supernova Remnant in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6334 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 6334 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 6334 - Supernova Remnant in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6334 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (8.4 arcmin) and minor (8.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 22m 32s
-36° 07’ 34”
02h 44m 02s
20h 06m 34s

J2000

17h 20m 49s
-36° 06’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6334 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 6334 - Supernova Remnant in Scorpius.

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Finder chart for NGC 6334 - Supernova Remnant in Scorpius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6334 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6334 is a visual representation of it.
8.4 arcmin
8.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6334 - Supernova Remnant in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.1°
Max altitude: 2.4°
Azimuth: 233.9°