NGC940 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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.
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Name
NGC940
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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