NGC906 (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 , NGC906 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:48, 81° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:54, 41° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC906
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 906[2]
UGC 1868[3]
PGC 9188[4]
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

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