NGC996 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cape Town , NGC996 is not readily observable since it lies so far north that it will never rise more than 14° above the horizon.

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Name NGC996
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 996[1]
UGC 2123[2]
PGC 10015[3]
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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33.93°S
18.42°E
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