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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:03  ☀️ Transit: 12:06  🌅 Sunset: 18:09

NGC 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major

NGC 4054 is a Galaxy Triplet in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 4054 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 4054
Galaxy Triplet
Ursa Major
  • NGC 4054 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 29° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
Available Resources for NGC 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major

Apparent size of NGC 4054

The following table reports NGC 4054 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4054 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
1 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 4054

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4054 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 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4054 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4054

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4054 are provided in the following table:

12h 03m 12s
+57° 53’ 39”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4054 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 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major.

Finder chart NGC 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major.

Rise ans set times of NGC 4054 from your location

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

NGC 4054 - Galaxy Triplet in Ursa Major is circumpolar and transits at 00:14 UTC (altitude: 83.6°)