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NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum

Altitude: 25.6°   Azimuth: 68.4°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 971 is a Star in the Triangulum constellation. NGC 971 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 971
Star
Triangulum

NGC 971 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 25.6°
Azimuth: 68.4°
Direction: East-North-East

See also NGC 971 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 971

The image below is a photograph of NGC 971 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).

Image of NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum star
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DSS2 image of NGC 971 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 971

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 971 are provided in the following table:

02h 34m 15s
+32° 59’ 13”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 971 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 971 - Star in Triangulum star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum.

Finder chart NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum.

Rise ans set times of NGC 971 from your location

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

Today's NGC 971 - Star in Triangulum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.0°
Max altitude: 71.5°
Azimuth: 303.0°