NGC838 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC838 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:48 (EDT) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:12.
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Name
NGC838
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h09m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [2] 13.53 (B) [1] 10.82 (J) [1] 10.11 (H) [1] 9.74 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.62 |