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NGC 8 - Double Star in Pegasus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:44 | Tran: 14:58 | Set: 23:11
Alt: 46.71°   Az: 112.45°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 8 is a Double Star in the Pegasus constellation. NGC 8 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. Given its visual magnitude of 15.32, NGC 8 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 8 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 8 - Double Star in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 8 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 10m 02s
+23° 58’ 42”
21h 04m 20s
21h 14m 23s

J2000

00h 08m 44s
+23° 50’ 20”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 8 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 8 - Double Star in Pegasus.

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Finder chart for NGC 8 - Double Star in Pegasus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 8 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).

16.65
15.32
12.61
11.74
11.63

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

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 8 - Double Star in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.0°
Max altitude: 62.5°
Azimuth: 294.0°