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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:28 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:24
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NGC 401 - Star in Pisces

Altitude: 15.8°   Azimuth: 303.2°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 401 is a Star in the Pisces constellation. NGC 401 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 401 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).

Image of NGC 401 - Star in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 401 in the Red band.

Key facts about NGC 401

NGC 401
Star
Pisces

NGC 401 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 15.8°
Azimuth: 303.2°
Direction: West-North-West

See also NGC 401 rise and set times.
Available Resources for NGC 401 - Star in Pisces

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 401

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 401 are provided in the following table:

01h 09m 07s
+32° 45’ 33”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 401 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 401 - Star in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 401 - Star in Pisces.

Finder chart NGC 401 - Star in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 401 - Star in Pisces.

Rise and set times of NGC 401 from your location

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

Today's NGC 401 - Star in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.2°
Max altitude: 71.3°
Azimuth: 302.8°