NGC883 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC883 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:49 (EDT) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:11.
Name
NGC883
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h19m [2] |
Declination: | −06°47' [2] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 13.50 (B) [2] 9.85 (J) [2] 9.16 (H) [2] 8.90 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E-S0 |
Distance: | 73.2 Mpc 238.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.82 |