NGC 55 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor
NGC 55 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy in the Sculptor constellation. NGC 55 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 55 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 0.995x0.995 degrees (59.7x59.7 arcmins).
Key facts about NGC 55
NGC 55 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -72.6°
Azimuth: 308.0°
Direction: North-West
See also NGC 55 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 7.87, NGC 55 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.
Photometric information of NGC 55
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 55 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 55.
Apparent size of NGC 55
The following table reports NGC 55 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 55 is a visual representation of it.NGC 55 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor morphological classification
NGC 55 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor is classified as Barred Spiral (Bm) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 55 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 55
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 55 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 55 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of NGC 55 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 55 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom