NGC906 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC906 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 40° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:59, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:31, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC906
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h25m [4] |
| Declination: | +42°05' [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (V) [2] 13.78 (B) [2] 10.91 (J) [2] 10.21 (H) [2] 9.92 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 56.0 Mpc 182.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.88 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.84 |
Sources