NGC870 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC870 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:47 (PDT) – 3 hours and 54 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.
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Name
NGC870
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +14°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 16.38 (B) [1] 13.12 (J) [1] 12.48 (H) [1] 11.94 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 105.0°E of N |
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