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NGC 3314 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:11 | Tran: 19:24 | Set: 22:36
Alt: -37.38°   Az: 270.97°   Direction: West

NGC 3314 is a Galaxy Pair in the Hydra constellation. NGC 3314 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3314 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 3314 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3314 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 38m 24s
-27° 49’ 00”
07h 44m 15s
18h 22m 40s

J2000

10h 37m 13s
-27° 41’ 03”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3314 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 3314 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra.

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Finder chart for NGC 3314 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3314 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3314 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 3314 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.8°
Max altitude: 10.7°
Azimuth: 242.2°