NGC 4 - Spiral (?) Galaxy in Pisces
NGC 4 is a Spiral (?) Galaxy in the Pisces constellation. NGC 4 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
- NGC 4 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 6° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 4
The following table reports NGC 4 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 4
The image below is a photograph of NGC 4 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
NGC 4 - Spiral (?) Galaxy in Pisces morphological classification
NGC 4 - Spiral (?) Galaxy in Pisces is classified as Spiral (?) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 4 - Spiral (?) Galaxy in Pisces in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 4 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 4 - Spiral (?) Galaxy in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):