NGC978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC978 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:52 (PST), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:11, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:47, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h34m [3] |
| Declination: | +32°50' [3] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (B) [1] 10.09 (J) [1] 9.42 (H) [1] 9.11 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 7.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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