NGC709 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC709 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 62° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:04, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:49, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC709
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h52m [1] |
| Declination: | +36°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.26 (V) [1] 15.23 (B) [1] 12.08 (J) [1] 11.34 (H) [1] 11.07 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 128.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.97 |
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