M77 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , M77 is visible between 17:41 and 01:42. It will become accessible at around 17:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:42, 48° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:42 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
|
Name
M77
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h42m [4] |
| Declination: | −00°00' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [5] 9.74 (B) [2] 6.97 (J) [2] 6.26 (H) [2] 5.79 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 18.4 Mpc 60.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.42 |
Sources