NGC 626 - Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor
NGC 626 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Sculptor constellation. NGC 626 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 626 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Key facts about NGC 626
NGC 626 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -24.2°
Azimuth: 123.1°
Direction: East-South-East
See also NGC 626 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 13.41, NGC 626 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 626
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 626 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 626.
Apparent size of NGC 626
The following table reports NGC 626 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 626 is a visual representation of it.NGC 626 - Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor morphological classification
NGC 626 - Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 626 - 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 626
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 626 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 626 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 626 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 626 - Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom