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NGC 745 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -25.11°   Az: 206.98°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 745 is a Group of Galaxies in the Eridanus constellation. NGC 745 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 745 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 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 745 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.8 arcmin) and minor (1.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 55m 00s
-56° 34’ 12”
03h 12m 51s
05h 07m 52s

J2000

01h 54m 09s
-56° 41’ 26”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 745 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 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 745 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus.

Finder chart NGC 745 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 745 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus.

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 745 - Group of Galaxies in Eridanus is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK