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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:54
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NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:46 | Tran: 17:59 | Set: 4:16
Alt: -1.01°   Az: 16.77°   Direction: North-North-East

NGC 2719A is a Irregular Galaxy in the Lynx constellation. NGC 2719A is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 14, NGC 2719A is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2719A 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 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2719A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.49 arcmin) and minor (0.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 01m 51s
+35° 37’ 11”
13h 23m 09s
22h 25m 00s

J2000

09h 00m 15s
+35° 43’ 12”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2719A 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 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx.

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Finder chart for NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2719A in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

14
13.68
13.31
12.98

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 2719A.

21.5 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2719A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2719A is a visual representation of it.
0.49 arcmin
0.4 arcmin
150°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx, Irregular (I).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2719A - Irregular Galaxy in Lynx rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.4°
Max altitude: 74.1°
Azimuth: 305.6°