NGC876 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC876 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:51 (PDT) – 3 hours and 50 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.
Name
NGC876
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h17m [4] |
Declination: | +14°31' [4] |
Constellation: | Aries |
Magnitude: | 16.50 (B) [2] 11.90 (J) [2] 11.01 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 65.2 Mpc 212.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -17.57 |
Sources