NGC867 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC867 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:25 (EST), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:20, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC867
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h17m [4] |
| Declination: | +01°14' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.01 (B) [2] 10.80 (J) [2] 10.08 (H) [2] 9.79 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 62.1 Mpc 202.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.96 |
Sources