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NGC 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -20.17°   Az: 194.97°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 745 NED02 is a Galaxy in the Eridanus constellation. NGC 745 NED02 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 15.21, NGC 745 NED02 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 745 NED02 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 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 745 NED02 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.11 arcmin) and minor (0.11 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 55m 00s
-56° 33’ 59”
01h 44m 27s
03h 39m 28s

J2000

01h 54m 07s
-56° 41’ 14”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 745 NED02 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus.

Finder chart NGC 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 745 NED02 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).

15.21

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

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 745 NED02 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 745 NED02 is a visual representation of it.
0.11 arcmin
0.11 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 745 NED02 - Galaxy in Eridanus is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK