NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum
NGC 785 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Triangulum constellation. NGC 785 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 785 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).
Key facts about NGC 785
NGC 785 is below the horizon from Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria.
Altitude: -6.5°
Azimuth: 23.3°
Direction: North-North-East
See also NGC 785 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 13.9, NGC 785 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 785
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 785 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.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 785.
Apparent size of NGC 785
The following table reports NGC 785 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 785 is a visual representation of it.NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum morphological classification
NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 785
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 785 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 785 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 and set times of NGC 785 from your location
Location: Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria
Latitude: 47° 53’ 59” N
Longitude: 13° 10’ 59” E
Timezone: Europe/Vienna
Today's NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum rise, transit and set times from Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Vienna):