NGC648 (Galaxy)

From South El Monte , NGC648 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:55 (PDT) – 3 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:37.
Name
NGC648
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 01h38m [2] |
Declination: | −17°49' [2] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 14.69 (B) [2] 11.41 (J) [2] 10.64 (H) [2] 10.32 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E-S0 |
Distance: | 129.0 Mpc 420.5 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.