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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 4:47 
Transit: 13:13 
Sunset: 21:38
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NGC 1128 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:54 | Tran: 9:25 | Set: 15:56
Alt: 35.70°   Az: 221.67°   Direction: South-West

NGC 1128 is a Galaxy Pair in the Cetus constellation. NGC 1128 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 1128 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 1128 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1128 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 59m 02s
+06° 07’ 32”
02h 11m 33s
05h 10m 36s

J2000

02h 57m 42s
+06° 01’ 28”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1128 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 1128 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

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Finder chart for NGC 1128 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1128 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1128 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Altrincham, United Kingdom
Latitude: 53° 23’ 53” N
Longitude: 2° 19’ 02” W
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 1128 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Altrincham, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.9°
Max altitude: 42.7°
Azimuth: 276.1°