NGC690 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC690 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:39 (EST), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:32, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:06, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC690
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h47m [2] |
| Declination: | −16°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.27 (V) [2] 14.84 (B) [2] 13.59 (J) [2] 13.78 (H) [2] 13.29 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 93.8 Mpc 305.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.59 |