NGC770 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC770 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:50 (PST), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:51, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC770
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 78
Other names
NGC 770[2]
UGC 1463[3]
PGC 7517[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h59m [4]
Declination:+18°57' [4]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:13.49 (V) [2]
14.15 (B) [2]
11.23 (J) [2]
10.48 (H) [2]
10.28 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 15.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:32.3 Mpc
105.3 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.66
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.06

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