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NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum

Altitude: -4.6°   Azimuth: 9.7°   Direction: North

NGC 760 is a Double Star in the Triangulum constellation. NGC 760 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 760
Double Star
Triangulum

NGC 760 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -4.6°
Azimuth: 9.7°
Direction: North

See also NGC 760 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 14.5, NGC 760 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum

Photometric information of NGC 760

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 760 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).

14.5

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 760

The image below is a photograph of NGC 760 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).

Image of NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum star
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DSS2 image of NGC 760 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 760

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 760 are provided in the following table:

01h 57m 47s
+33° 21’ 19”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 760 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 760 - Double Star in Triangulum star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum.

Finder chart NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum.

Rise ans set times of NGC 760 from your location

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

Today's NGC 760 - Double Star in Triangulum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.6°
Max altitude: 71.9°
Azimuth: 303.4°