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NGC 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:43 | Tran: 0:19 | Set: 9:00
Alt: 42.06°   Az: 261.28°   Direction: West

NGC 326 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pisces constellation. NGC 326 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 326 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 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 326 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 59m 43s
+26° 59’ 55”
03h 41m 48s
04h 41m 31s

J2000

00h 58m 23s
+26° 51’ 55”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 326 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 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces.

Finder chart NGC 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 326 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 326 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 326 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.0°
Max altitude: 65.5°
Azimuth: 297.0°