The galaxy NGC 976

From Fairfield , NGC 976 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 67° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:45, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:03, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 976
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Constellation: | Aries |
Magnitude: | 12.40 (V) [2] 12.90 (B) [3] 10.14 (J) [3] 9.47 (H) [3] 9.11 (K) [3] |
Hubble type: | Sbc |
Right ascension: | 02h34m [3] |
Declination: | +20°58' [3] |
Distance: | 50.1 Mpc 163.3 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -21.10 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.