NGC879 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC879 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:40, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:22, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 36° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC879
Object type Galaxy
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

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