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NGC 704A - Galaxy in Andromeda

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:41 | Tran: 16:06 | Set: 2:35
Alt: 53.52°   Az: 264.13°   Direction: West

NGC 704A is a Galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 704A is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 704A 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 704A - Galaxy in Andromeda star
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DSS2 image of NGC 704A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.55 arcmin) and minor (0.39 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 54m 08s
+36° 14’ 38”
03h 08m 38s
05h 02m 47s

J2000

01h 52m 40s
+36° 07’ 15”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 704A 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 704A - Galaxy in Andromeda.

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Finder chart for NGC 704A - Galaxy in Andromeda.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 704A 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).

15.04
15
13.88

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 704A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 704A is a visual representation of it.
0.55 arcmin
0.39 arcmin
105°

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 704A - Galaxy in Andromeda rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.8°
Max altitude: 74.8°
Azimuth: 306.2°