NGC118 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC118 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:08 (PDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC118
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 118[1]
Mrk 947[4]
UGC 264[2]
PGC 1678[3]
Position
Right ascension:00h27m [3]
Declination:−01°46' [3]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:14.90 (V) [4]
14.63 (B) [1]
11.46 (J) [1]
10.76 (H) [1]
10.35 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):-0.20

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