NGC879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC879 is visible between 19:23 and 02:48. It will become accessible at around 19:23, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 46° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:48 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −08°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [1] 15.35 (B) [1] 13.19 (J) [1] 12.47 (H) [1] 12.61 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | I |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.15 |
Source