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A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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Other deep sky objects in Canes Venatici

NGC 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Altitude: 45.5°   Azimuth: 84.5°   Direction: East

NGC 4774 is a Galaxy Pair in the Canes Venatici constellation. NGC 4774 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 4774 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 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4774 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 4774

NGC 4774
Galaxy Pair
Canes Venatici

NGC 4774 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 45.5°
Azimuth: 84.5°
Direction: East

See also NGC 4774 rise and set times.
Available Resources for NGC 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Apparent size of NGC 4774

The following table reports NGC 4774 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4774 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4774

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4774 are provided in the following table:

12h 53m 05s
+36° 49’ 22”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4774 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 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Finder chart NGC 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Rise and set times of NGC 4774 from your location

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

Today's NGC 4774 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.2°
Max altitude: 75.3°
Azimuth: 306.8°