NGC864 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC864 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:23, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC864
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h15m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°00' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 11.07 (V) [1] 11.62 (B) [1] 9.35 (J) [1] 8.68 (H) [1] 8.53 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.7 arcmin x 2.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 21.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.55 |
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