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HCG079 (Seyfert's Sextet) - Group of Galaxies in Serpens

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:45 | Tran: 21:36 | Set: 5:30
Alt: 4.03°   Az: 298.69°   Direction: West-North-West

HCG079 is a Group of Galaxies in the Serpens constellation. HCG079 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 HCG079 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 HCG079 (Seyfert's Sextet) - Group of Galaxies in Serpens star
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DSS2 image of HCG079 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2.8 arcmin) and minor (2.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 00m 19s
+20° 41’ 14”
07h 22m 52s
23h 23m 11s

J2000

15h 59m 12s
+20° 45’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of HCG079 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 HCG079 (Seyfert's Sextet) - Group of Galaxies in Serpens.

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Finder chart for HCG079 (Seyfert's Sextet) - Group of Galaxies in Serpens.

Apparent Size

The following table reports HCG079 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of HCG079 is a visual representation of it.
2.8 arcmin
2.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's HCG079 (Seyfert's Sextet) - Group of Galaxies in Serpens rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.3°
Max altitude: 59.2°
Azimuth: 290.7°