NGC942 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC942 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:20, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC942
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h29m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.48 (B) [1] 10.37 (J) [1] 9.65 (H) [1] 9.68 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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