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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 6:28 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 19:23
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NGC 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:56 | Tran: 2:03 | Set: 8:06
Alt: -15.45°   Az: 67.95°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 78 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pisces constellation. NGC 78 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 78 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 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of NGC 78 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.9 arcmin) and minor (1.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 21m 42s
+00° 57’ 59”
16h 13m 15s
16h 34m 58s

J2000

00h 20m 26s
+00° 49’ 46”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 78 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 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces.

Finder chart NGC 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 78 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 78 is a visual representation of it.
1.9 arcmin
1.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 78 - Galaxy Pair in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.0°
Max altitude: 39.5°
Azimuth: 271.0°