NGC1009 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1009 is visible between 19:00 and 03:38. It will become accessible at around 19:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:19, 58° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:38 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1009
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h38m [4] |
| Declination: | +02°18' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (B) [2] 12.16 (J) [2] 11.43 (H) [2] 11.17 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 92.8 Mpc 302.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.54 |
Sources