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NGC 3793 - Star in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:36 | Tran: 12:57 | Set: 22:18
Alt: 22.08°   Az: 66.30°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 3793 is a Star in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 3793 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 14.4, NGC 3793 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 3793 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 3793 - Star in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3793 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 41m 19s
+31° 44’ 26”
17h 44m 32s
05h 25m 51s

J2000

11h 40m 01s
+31° 52’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3793 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 3793 - Star in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3793 - Star in Ursa Major.

Finder chart NGC 3793 - Star in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3793 - Star in Ursa Major.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3793 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).

14.4
12.67
12.37
12.34

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 3793 - Star in Ursa Major rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.3°
Max altitude: 70.3°
Azimuth: 301.7°