NGC996 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC996 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:43, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC996
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h38m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°38' [3] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.46 (B) [1] 10.53 (J) [1] 9.81 (H) [1] 9.56 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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