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NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis

NGC 2220 is a Other Classification in the Puppis constellation. NGC 2220 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 2220
Other Classification
Puppis
Available Resources for NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis

Apparent size of NGC 2220

The following table reports NGC 2220 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2220 is a visual representation of it.
4.2 arcmin
4.2 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2220

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2220 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2220 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.2 arcmin) and minor (4.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2220

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2220 are provided in the following table:

06h 21m 11s
-44° 45’ 34”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2220 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis.

Finder chart NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis.

Rise ans set times of NGC 2220 from your location

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

NGC 2220 - Other Classification in Puppis is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt