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NGC 316 - Star in Pisces

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:26 | Tran: 9:38 | Set: 18:46
Alt: -7.90°   Az: 355.52°   Direction: North

NGC 316 is a Star in the Pisces constellation. NGC 316 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 16.8, NGC 316 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 316 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 316 - Star in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 316 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 59m 15s
+30° 29’ 28”
11h 39m 23s
12h 38m 38s

J2000

00h 57m 51s
+30° 21’ 15”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 316 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 316 - Star in Pisces.

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Finder chart for NGC 316 - Star in Pisces.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 316 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).

16.8
13.33
12.88
12.78

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

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 316 - Star in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.5°
Max altitude: 69.0°
Azimuth: 300.5°