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NGC 970 - Galaxy Pair in Triangulum

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:27 | Tran: 10:07 | Set: 19:44
Alt: -5.00°   Az: 351.84°   Direction: North

NGC 970 is a Galaxy Pair in the Triangulum constellation. NGC 970 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 970 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 970 - Galaxy Pair in Triangulum star
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DSS2 image of NGC 970 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 35m 43s
+33° 05’ 11”
11h 21m 09s
13h 56m 52s

J2000

02h 34m 10s
+32° 58’ 33”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 970 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 970 - Galaxy Pair in Triangulum.

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Finder chart for NGC 970 - Galaxy Pair in Triangulum.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 970 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 970 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 970 - Galaxy Pair in Triangulum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.9°
Max altitude: 71.6°
Azimuth: 303.1°