NGC977 (Galaxy)
                R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.            
        From South El Monte , NGC977 is visible between 21:10 and 04:21. It will become accessible at around 21:10, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 45° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:21 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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                    Name
                    NGC977                 | 
                    Object type
                    Galaxy                 | 
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h33m [2] | 
| Declination: | −10°45' [2] | 
| Constellation: | Cetus | 
| Magnitude: | 14.16 (B) [2] 11.27 (J) [2] 10.58 (H) [2] 10.40 (K) [2] | 
| Hubble type: | Sa | 
| Distance: | 51.8 Mpc 168.9 Mlyr [1] | 
Derived quantities
        | Absolute mag (V): | -19.41 |