NGC680 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC680 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC680
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h49m [4] |
| Declination: | +21°58' [4] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 11.90 (V) [2] 12.90 (B) [2] 9.71 (J) [2] 9.00 (H) [2] 8.73 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 36.5 Mpc 118.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.91 |
Sources