NGC653 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC653 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:20, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:27, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC653
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 01h42m [4] |
Declination: | +35°38' [4] |
Constellation: | Andromeda |
Magnitude: | 14.06 (B) [2] 11.06 (J) [2] 10.33 (H) [2] 10.00 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sab |
Distance: | 96.0 Mpc 313.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.85 |
Sources