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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:01 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:50
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Other deep sky objects in Ursa Major

NGC 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major

Altitude: 14.9°   Azimuth: 297.7°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 3550 is a Galaxy Pair in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 3550 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 3550 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 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3550 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 3550

NGC 3550
Galaxy Pair
Ursa Major

NGC 3550 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 14.9°
Azimuth: 297.7°
Direction: West-North-West

See also NGC 3550 rise and set times.
Available Resources for NGC 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major

Apparent size of NGC 3550

The following table reports NGC 3550 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3550 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 3550

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3550 are provided in the following table:

11h 10m 39s
+28° 46’ 05”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3550 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 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major.

Finder chart NGC 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major.

Rise and set times of NGC 3550 from your location

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

Today's NGC 3550 - Galaxy Pair in Ursa Major rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.2°
Max altitude: 67.3°
Azimuth: 298.8°