NGC821 (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 , NGC821 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:55, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC821
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 821[1]
UGC 1631[2]
PGC 8160[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h08m [3]
Declination:+10°59' [3]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:10.77 (V) [1]
11.76 (B) [1]
8.80 (J) [1]
8.14 (H) [1]
7.90 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.5 arcmin x 2.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 26.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):0.99

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