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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 7:12 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:16
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Other deep sky objects in Pisces
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NGC 56 - Other Classification in Pisces

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:26 | Tran: 14:29 | Set: 21:32
Alt: 34.87°   Az: 243.32°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 56 is a Other Classification in the Pisces constellation. NGC 56 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 56 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 56 - Other Classification in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 56 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 16m 38s
+12° 35’ 02”
03h 14m 46s
03h 31m 25s

J2000

00h 15m 20s
+12° 26’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 56 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 56 - Other Classification in Pisces.

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Finder chart for NGC 56 - Other Classification 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 56 - Other Classification in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.4°
Max altitude: 51.1°
Azimuth: 282.6°