NGC689 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC689 is visible between 22:00 and 02:05. It will become accessible at around 22:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:02, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:05 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC689
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h49m [2] |
| Declination: | −27°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 14.51 (B) [2] 11.35 (J) [2] 10.59 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 57.9 Mpc 188.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.30 |