NGC851 (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 , NGC851 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:54 (PDT) – 3 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:32.

Name NGC851
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 851[1]
Mrk 588[4]
UGC 1680[2]
PGC 8368[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h11m [3]
Declination:+03°46' [3]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:14.70 (V) [4]
14.64 (B) [1]
11.87 (J) [1]
11.21 (H) [1]
11.04 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0-a

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