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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:38  ☀️ Transit: 13:03  🌅 Sunset: 19:28

NGC 506 - Star in Pisces

NGC 506 is a Star in the Pisces constellation. NGC 506 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 506
Star
Pisces
  • NGC 506 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 27° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
Available Resources for NGC 506 - Star in Pisces

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 506

The image below is a photograph of NGC 506 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 506 - Star in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 506 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 506

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 506 are provided in the following table:

01h 23m 35s
+33° 14’ 40”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 506 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 506 - Star in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 506 - Star in Pisces.

Finder chart NGC 506 - Star in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 506 - Star in Pisces.

Rise ans set times of NGC 506 from your location

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

Today's NGC 506 - Star in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.8°
Max altitude: 71.8°
Azimuth: 303.2°
NGC 506 - Star in Pisces is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom