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 in the dawn sky, rising at 02:35 (PDT) – 3 hours and 8 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:32.
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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