NGC1762 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1762 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:06, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1762
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h03m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°34' [3] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 12.60 (V) [1] 13.35 (B) [1] 10.49 (J) [1] 9.80 (H) [1] 9.52 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 177.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
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