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NGC 797 - Galaxy Pair in Andromeda

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:21 | Tran: 16:44 | Set: 4:12
Alt: 70.99°   Az: 233.42°   Direction: South-West

NGC 797 is a Galaxy Pair in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 797 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 797 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 797 - Galaxy Pair in Andromeda star
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DSS2 image of NGC 797 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

02h 04m 56s
+38° 14’ 03”
01h 17m 47s
03h 22m 44s

J2000

02h 03m 25s
+38° 06’ 51”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 797 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 797 - Galaxy Pair in Andromeda.

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Finder chart for NGC 797 - Galaxy Pair in Andromeda.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 797 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 797 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

Today's NGC 797 - Galaxy Pair in Andromeda rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.8°
Max altitude: 76.8°
Azimuth: 308.2°