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STAR AND PLANET IDENTIFICATION

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April 27, 2026    16:40:09

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GMT:
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Assumed Latitude:
N N S ° '
Assumed Longitude:
W W E ° '
Observed azimuth:
Sextant altitude Hs: ° '
Height of observer (ft):
Air temp (oF)
Water temp (oF)
Barometric P (in. or mbs)

OBJECTS ABOVE THE HORIZON:

Planets	Hc	Zn	Decl.
Jupiter	23° 37.0'	80°	N 22° 33.0'
Saturn	44° 59.2'	214°	N 1° 29.2'
Mars	49° 32.2'	210°	N 4° 37.3'
Venus	58° 14.7'	119°	N 21° 44.3'
Stars	Hc	Zn	Decl.	SHA
Mirfak	74° 02.8'	50°	N 49° 57.2'	308°
Hamal	72° 21.6'	181°	N 23° 35.1'	328°
Schedar	69° 05.7'	325°	N 56° 40.9'	349°
Alpheratz	62° 58.2'	253°	N 29° 14.1'	358°
Capella	55° 55.7'	66°	N 46° 01.3'	280°
Menkar	51° 01.1'	158°	N 4° 11.5'	314°
Aldebaran	49° 46.5'	117°	N 16° 33.6'	291°
Elnath	48° 00.6'	91°	N 28° 37.6'	278°
Markab	42° 49.7'	251°	N 15° 20.8'	13°
Bellatrix	34° 06.2'	115°	N 6° 22.3'	278°
Deneb	33° 00.3'	304°	N 45° 22.5'	49°
Betelgeuse	29° 33.7'	107°	N 7° 24.6'	271°
Diphda	27° 46.2'	203°	S 17° 50.6'	349°
Alnilam	26° 40.4'	118°	S 1° 11.2'	276°
Kochab	25° 29.1'	357°	N 74° 02.9'	137°
Rigel	24° 41.8'	128°	S 8° 10.4'	281°
Enif	24° 34.7'	262°	N 9° 59.8'	34°
Pollux	21° 57.8'	71°	N 27° 57.6'	243°
Dubhe	19° 21.2'	21°	N 61° 36.5'	194°
Eltanin	15° 05.2'	327°	N 51° 29.2'	91°
Vega	10° 39.9'	313°	N 38° 48.6'	81°
Procyon	8° 47.5'	91°	N 5° 09.3'	245°
Alioth	8° 18.7'	10°	N 55° 49.0'	166°
Acamar	7° 47.4'	170°	S 40° 12.0'	315°
Fomalhaut	6° 44.4'	220°	S 29° 28.9'	15°
Sirius	3° 45.1'	116°	S 16° 45.2'	258°
Ankaa	3° 29.9'	199°	S 42° 09.8'	353°
Altair	2° 39.2'	280°	N 8° 56.4'	62°
Alkaid	0° 31.4'	3°	N 49° 11.0'	153°