NGC946 (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 , NGC946 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:53 (PST), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:59, 81° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:59, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC946
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 946[2]
UGC 1979[3]
PGC 9556[4]
Position
Right ascension:02h30m [4]
Declination:+42°13' [4]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.50 (B) [2]
10.70 (J) [2]
9.98 (H) [2]
9.71 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 66.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0
Distance:73.6 Mpc
239.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.83

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