NGC636 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC636 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:01, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC636
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°30' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 11.41 (V) [2] 12.35 (B) [2] 9.32 (J) [2] 8.67 (H) [2] 8.44 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 26.7 Mpc 87.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.72 |