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NGC 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:54 | Tran: 17:49 | Set: 20:44
Alt: 8.72°   Az: 180.46°   Direction: South

NGC 6519 is a Double Star in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6519 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 6519 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 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6519 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 04m 55s
-29° 48’ 06”
00h 02m 05s
18h 07m 00s

J2000

18h 03m 20s
-29° 48’ 15”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6519 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 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius.

Finder chart NGC 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6519 - Double Star in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.8°
Max altitude: 8.7°
Azimuth: 240.2°