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Other deep sky objects in Eridanus
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NGC 1420 - Other Classification in Eridanus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:34 | Tran: 18:03 | Set: 23:32
Alt: -33.29°   Az: 50.83°   Direction: North-East

NGC 1420 is a Other Classification in the Eridanus constellation. NGC 1420 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 1420 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 1420 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1420 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 43m 54s
-05° 46’ 26”
14h 42m 33s
18h 26m 28s

J2000

03h 42m 39s
-05° 51’ 09”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1420 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 1420 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

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Finder chart for NGC 1420 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1420 - Other Classification in Eridanus 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°