NGC778 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC778 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 74° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:09, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:42, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC778
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h00m [3] |
| Declination: | +31°18' [3] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 14.14 (B) [1] 11.25 (J) [1] 10.56 (H) [1] 10.20 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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