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NGC 7253 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:29 | Tran: 7:31 | Set: 16:30
Alt: 53.94°   Az: 112.41°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 7253 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pegasus constellation. NGC 7253 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 7253 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 7253 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7253 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2.6 arcmin) and minor (2.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 20m 38s
+29° 31’ 11”
21h 25m 10s
19h 45m 49s

J2000

22h 19m 28s
+29° 23’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7253 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 7253 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus.

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Finder chart for NGC 7253 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 7253 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7253 is a visual representation of it.
2.6 arcmin
2.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 7253 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.5°
Max altitude: 68.0°
Azimuth: 299.5°