NGC940 (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 , NGC940 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 54° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:11, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC940
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 940[1]
UGC 1964[2]
PGC 9478[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h29m [3]
Declination:+31°38' [3]
Constellation:Triangulum
Magnitude:13.35 (B) [1]
10.40 (J) [1]
9.71 (H) [1]
9.36 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 20.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0

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