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NGC 5679 - Galaxy Triplet in Virgo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:38 | Tran: 5:06 | Set: 11:30
Alt: 31.41°   Az: 233.48°   Direction: South-West

NGC 5679 is a Galaxy Triplet in the Virgo constellation. NGC 5679 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 5679 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 5679 - Galaxy Triplet in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5679 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.6 arcmin) and minor (1.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 36m 24s
+05° 14’ 51”
02h 54m 06s
17h 30m 31s

J2000

14h 35m 08s
+05° 21’ 23”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5679 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 5679 - Galaxy Triplet in Virgo.

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Finder chart for NGC 5679 - Galaxy Triplet in Virgo.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5679 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5679 is a visual representation of it.
1.6 arcmin
1.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 5679 - Galaxy Triplet in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.8°
Max altitude: 43.8°
Azimuth: 275.2°