NGC7659 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC7659 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:41 (PDT) – 3 hours and 15 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:51.
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Name
NGC7659
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h25m [3] |
| Declination: | +14°12' [3] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 14.76 (B) [1] 11.00 (J) [1] 10.32 (H) [1] 10.13 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 109.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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