NGC846 (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 , NGC846 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:52 (PST), 66° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:44, 79° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC846
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 846[1]
UGC 1688[2]
PGC 8430[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h12m [3]
Declination:+44°34' [3]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:13.10 (B) [1]
10.08 (J) [1]
9.41 (H) [1]
9.09 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.9 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 129.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBab

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