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TimezoneEurope/Vienna
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 13:05 
Sunset: 21:00
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NGC 6896 - Double Star in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:37 | Tran: 3:16 | Set: 11:50
Alt: 11.21°   Az: 303.38°   Direction: South

NGC 6896 is a Double Star in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 6896 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 6896 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 6896 - Double Star in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6896 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 19m 05s
+30° 43’ 14”
07h 10m 42s
03h 29m 48s

J2000

20h 18m 03s
+30° 38’ 24”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6896 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 6896 - Double Star in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6896 - Double Star in Cygnus.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Gurk, Austria
Latitude: 46° 52’ 26” N
Longitude: 14° 17’ 30” E
Timezone: Europe/Vienna

Today's NGC 6896 - Double Star in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Gurk, Austria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Vienna):

Azimuth: 59.3°
Max altitude: 73.8°
Azimuth: 300.7°