NGC68 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC68 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:57, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC68
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h18m [5] |
| Declination: | +30°04' [5] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 13.00 (V) [2] 14.42 (B) [3] 10.69 (J) [3] 9.86 (H) [3] 9.60 (K) [3] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 83.2 Mpc 271.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.60 |
Sources