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NGC 6973 - Star in Aquarius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:32 | Tran: 6:04 | Set: 11:33
Alt: -4.07°   Az: 265.80°   Direction: West

NGC 6973 is a Star in the Aquarius constellation. NGC 6973 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6973 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 6973 - Star in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6973 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 53m 26s
-05° 47’ 54”
05h 57m 01s
02h 50m 28s

J2000

20h 52m 05s
-05° 53’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6973 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 6973 - Star in Aquarius.

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Finder chart for NGC 6973 - Star in Aquarius.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6973 - Star in Aquarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.8°
Max altitude: 32.7°
Azimuth: 264.2°