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NGC 2829 - Galaxy Pair in Lynx

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:48 | Tran: 18:30 | Set: 4:16
Alt: 49.97°   Az: 96.68°   Direction: East

NGC 2829 is a Galaxy Pair in the Lynx constellation. NGC 2829 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2829 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 2829 - Galaxy Pair in Lynx star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2829 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.6 arcmin) and minor (0.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 21m 03s
+33° 32’ 23”
20h 39m 51s
06h 00m 55s

J2000

09h 19m 31s
+33° 38’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2829 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 2829 - Galaxy Pair in Lynx.

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Finder chart for NGC 2829 - Galaxy Pair in Lynx.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2829 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2829 is a visual representation of it.
0.6 arcmin
0.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2829 - Galaxy Pair in Lynx rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.5°
Max altitude: 72.1°
Azimuth: 303.5°