NGC848 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC848 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:49 (EDT) – 3 hours and 44 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
NGC848
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h10m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [3] 13.66 (B) [2] 11.39 (J) [2] 10.77 (H) [2] 10.46 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 58.2 Mpc 189.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.56 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.82 |
Sources