NGC747 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC747 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:41 (EDT) – 3 hours and 50 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:10.
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Name
NGC747
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h57m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [2] 11.53 (J) [2] 10.83 (H) [2] 10.53 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 82.0 Mpc 267.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.07 |