NGC873 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC873 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:42 (EST), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:41, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC873
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.71 (V) [1] 12.89 (B) [1] 10.53 (J) [1] 9.89 (H) [1] 9.61 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.18 |
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