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NGC 6428 - Double Star in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:20 | Tran: 17:45 | Set: 2:14
Alt: 18.39°   Az: 71.82°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 6428 is a Double Star in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6428 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 6428 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 6428 - Double Star in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6428 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 44m 53s
+25° 32’ 43”
17h 51m 03s
11h 35m 56s

J2000

17h 43m 53s
+25° 33’ 17”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6428 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 6428 - Double Star in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6428 - Double Star in Hercules.

Finder chart NGC 6428 - Double Star in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6428 - Double Star in Hercules.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6428 - Double Star in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.5°
Max altitude: 64.1°
Azimuth: 295.5°