NGC879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC879 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:52 (EST), 38° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:50, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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 |
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