NGC1009 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Columbus , NGC1009 will become visible at around 20:42 (EDT), 22° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 8 minutes after the Sun at 22:46.

Name NGC1009
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 1009[2]
UGC 2129[3]
PGC 9995[4]
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

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