M74 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M74 is visible between 19:53 and 05:43. It will become accessible at around 19:53, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:48, 71° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:43 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
M74
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h36m [4] |
| Declination: | +15°47' [4] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 9.31 (V) [2] 9.71 (B) [2] 7.63 (J) [2] 7.04 (H) [2] 6.85 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 10.7 kpc 35.0 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.84 |
Sources