NGC648 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC648 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:47 (PST), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:58, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:03, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC648
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h38m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°49' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.69 (B) [2] 11.41 (J) [2] 10.64 (H) [2] 10.32 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 129.0 Mpc 420.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |