The galaxy NGC 998
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 998 is visible between 18:12 and 03:17. It will become accessible at around 18:12, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:42, 58° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:17 when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC 998
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Position
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B)[1] 11.07 (K)[1] 12.15 (J)[1] 11.42 (H)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 02h37m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°20' [1] |
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