NGC900 (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 , NGC900 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:10 (PST), 81° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:25, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC900
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 900[1]
UGC 1843[2]
PGC 9079[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h23m [3]
Declination:+26°30' [3]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:14.98 (B) [1]
11.62 (J) [1]
10.92 (H) [1]
10.62 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 36.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0

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