NGC779 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC779 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:13 (PDT) – 3 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:32.
|
Name
NGC779
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h59m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 11.21 (V) [1] 11.96 (B) [1] 8.95 (J) [1] 8.27 (H) [1] 8.07 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
Source