NGC54 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC54 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 48° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:19, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC54
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h15m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.31 (B) [1] 11.15 (J) [1] 10.46 (H) [1] 10.08 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 93.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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