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 dawn sky, rising at 02:34 (PDT) – 3 hours and 8 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:31.
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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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