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NGC 506 - Star in Pisces

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:13 | Tran: 8:57 | Set: 18:37
Alt: 4.25°   Az: 37.58°   Direction: North-East

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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 506 - Star in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 506 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 25m 01s
+33° 22’ 36”
15h 06m 58s
16h 31m 59s

J2000

01h 23m 35s
+33° 14’ 40”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for NGC 506 - Star in Pisces.

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Finder chart for NGC 506 - Star in Pisces.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.6°
Max altitude: 71.9°
Azimuth: 303.4°