NGC878 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC878 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:52 (EST), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:51, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:24, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC878
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h17m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.71 (B) [1] 12.06 (J) [1] 11.41 (H) [1] 11.05 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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