NGC1008 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1008 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:24, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:43, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 48° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC1008
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h37m [3] |
Declination: | +02°04' [3] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 14.87 (B) [1] 11.64 (J) [1] 11.01 (H) [1] 10.75 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | E |
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