NGC768 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC768 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:10 (PDT) – 3 hours and 31 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.
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Name
NGC768
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h58m [4] |
| Declination: | +00°31' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.20 (B) [2] 11.71 (J) [2] 11.07 (H) [2] 10.61 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 92.9 Mpc 302.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.64 |
Sources