NGC740 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC740 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 41° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:31, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC740
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h56m [4] |
| Declination: | +33°00' [4] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 14.81 (B) [2] 11.88 (J) [2] 11.06 (H) [2] 10.88 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 63.8 Mpc 208.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.21 |
Sources