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NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda

Altitude: 70.8°   Azimuth: 220.9°   Direction: South-West

NGC 404 is a Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 404 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 404 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 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
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DSS2 image of NGC 404 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.4 arcmin) and minor (3.37 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 404

NGC 404
Galaxy
Andromeda

NGC 404 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 70.8°
Azimuth: 220.9°
Direction: South-West

See also NGC 404 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 11.73, NGC 404 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda

Photometric information of NGC 404

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 404 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).

12.56
11.73

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 404.

22.61 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 404

The following table reports NGC 404 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 404 is a visual representation of it.
3.4 arcmin
3.37 arcmin
90°

NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda morphological classification

NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda is classified as Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda, Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 404

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 404 are provided in the following table:

01h 09m 26s
+35° 43’ 05”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 404 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 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda.

Finder chart NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda.

Rise and set times of NGC 404 from your location

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

Today's NGC 404 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.3°
Max altitude: 74.2°
Azimuth: 305.7°