NGC 760 is a double star in Triangulum
NGC 760 is a double star in the constellation Triangulum . It shines at magnitude 14.0. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding NGC 760 from Alaybasan
Alaybasan
NGC 760
TRIANGULUM
NGC 760 lies 2.9° southwest of Alaybasan , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 760 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
The distance to NGC 760 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 760
110 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 736, elliptical galaxy, 23′ NGC 783, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 777, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 753, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 679, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 669, early spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 687, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 752, open cluster, 4.5°
NGC 760 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 760 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 01h 57.8m Declination (J2000) +33° 21′ Magnitude 14.0 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
