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NGC 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:28 | Tran: 4:08 | Set: 10:43
Alt: 7.77°   Az: 87.84°   Direction: East

NGC 997 NED01 is a Galaxy in the Cetus constellation. NGC 997 NED01 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.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 997 NED01 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 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 997 NED01 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 38m 32s
+07° 24’ 57”
18h 12m 41s
20h 51m 14s

J2000

02h 37m 14s
+07° 18’ 35”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 997 NED01 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 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus.

Finder chart NGC 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 997 NED01 - Galaxy in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.6°
Max altitude: 45.9°
Azimuth: 277.4°