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NGC 61 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:21 | Tran: 9:48 | Set: 15:15
Alt: 30.19°   Az: 158.54°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 61 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pisces constellation. NGC 61 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 61 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 61 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 61 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.5 arcmin) and minor (1.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 17m 41s
-06° 10’ 43”
22h 45m 49s
23h 03m 31s

J2000

00h 16m 23s
-06° 19’ 09”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 61 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 61 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces.

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Finder chart for NGC 61 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 61 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 61 is a visual representation of it.
1.5 arcmin
1.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 61 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.2°
Max altitude: 32.3°
Azimuth: 263.8°