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Other deep sky objects in Ursa Major
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NGC 5447 - HII Ionized region in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.09°   Az: 39.08°   Direction: North-East

NGC 5447 is a HII Ionized region in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 5447 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 5447 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 5447 - HII Ionized region in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5447 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 03m 21s
+54° 09’ 19”
16h 34m 34s
06h 37m 56s

J2000

14h 02m 27s
+54° 16’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5447 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 5447 - HII Ionized region in Ursa Major.

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Finder chart for NGC 5447 - HII Ionized region in Ursa Major.

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 5447 - HII Ionized region in Ursa Major is circumpolar and transits at 22:19 UTC (altitude: 87.3°)