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Other deep sky objects in Cassiopeia
- NGC 771 - Star
- NGC 457 (Owl Cluster) - Open Cluster
- IC 1851 - Star
- IC 1848 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 129 - Open Cluster
- NGC 654 - Open Cluster
- IC 1805 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 7789 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1027 - Open Cluster
- Messier 52 (The Scorpion) - Open Cluster
- NGC 225 - Open Cluster
- NGC 663 - Open Cluster
- Messier 103 - Open Cluster
- NGC 659 - Open Cluster
- NGC 637 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7790 - Open Cluster
- NGC 436 - Open Cluster
- NGC 189 - Open Cluster
- H21 - Open Cluster
- NGC 146 - Open Cluster
- NGC 185 - Galaxy
- NGC 381 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7788 - Open Cluster
- NGC 133 - Open Cluster
- NGC 559 - Open Cluster
- IC 10 - Galaxy
- NGC 147 - Galaxy
- NGC 103 - Open Cluster
- NGC 278 - Galaxy
- NGC 7635 (Bubble Nebula) - HII Ionized region
- NGC 609 - Open Cluster
- IC 166 - Open Cluster
- IC 1747 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 289 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 63 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 896 - Nebula
- IC 1590 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 7438 - Open Cluster
- NGC 281 - HII Ionized region
- IC 155 - Other Classification
- NGC 7795 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7801 - Open Cluster
- NGC 886 - Open Cluster
- IC 1795 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 743 - Open Cluster
- NGC 358 - Other Classification
- IC 1831 - Nebula
- NGC 657 - Open Cluster
- IC 1871 - HII Ionized region
- IC 5366 - Other Classification
- NGC 629 - Other Classification
- NGC 110 - Open Cluster
- NGC 136 - Open Cluster
- NGC 433 - Open Cluster
- IC 59 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 366 - Open Cluster
NGC 771 - Star in Cassiopeia
NGC 771 is a Star in the Cassiopeia constellation. NGC 771 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.
NGC 771 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 48.9°
Azimuth: 27.3°
Direction: North-North-East
See also NGC 771 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 3.95, NGC 771 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.
Photometric information of NGC 771
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 771 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).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 771
The image below is a photograph of NGC 771 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).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 771
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 771 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 771 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 771 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 771 - Star in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 01:48 UTC (altitude: 69.1°)