NGC786 (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 , NGC786 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:50 (PST), 56° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:53, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC786
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 786[1]
UGC 1506[2]
PGC 7680[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h01m [3]
Declination:+15°38' [3]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:14.27 (B) [1]
11.86 (J) [1]
11.17 (H) [1]
10.83 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 150.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc

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