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NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 3.00°   Az: 8.63°   Direction: North

NGC 982 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 982 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 13.2, NGC 982 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 982 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 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
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DSS2 image of NGC 982 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.6 arcmin) and minor (0.63 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 37m 01s
+40° 58’ 45”
12h 45m 48s
15h 22m 50s

J2000

02h 35m 25s
+40° 52’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 982 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 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda.

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Finder chart for NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 982 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).

13.2
10.06
9.31
8.96

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 982.

22.45 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 982 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 982 is a visual representation of it.
1.6 arcmin
0.63 arcmin
132°

Morphological Classification

NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda is classified as Spiral (SAa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda, Spiral (SAa).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 982 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda is circumpolar and transits at 10:51 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)