NGC540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC540 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:44, 35° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC540
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h27m [1] |
| Declination: | −20°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.72 (B) [1] 12.57 (J) [1] 11.89 (H) [1] 11.46 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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