NGC863 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC863 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 50° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC863
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h14m [3] |
| Declination: | −00°46' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [4] 13.94 (B) [1] 10.76 (J) [1] 10.04 (H) [1] 9.54 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
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