NGC642 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC642 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:14, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:51, 26° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:21, 22° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC642
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −29°54' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Magnitude: | 13.46 (B) [2] 11.20 (J) [2] 10.76 (H) [2] 10.29 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 90.2 Mpc 294.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.32 |