Galaxy

Cetus A

M77 · NGC 1068 · PGC 10266 · UGC 2188

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Object data

Name: Cetus A
Designation: M77
Also known as: NGC 1068, PGC 10266, UGC 2188
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Cetus
RA (J2000): 02h 42m 41s
Dec (J2000): -00° 00′ 48″
Magnitude: 9.3
Apparent size: 6.1 × 5.6′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best November to December, peaking at 37° at 22:00.

January: 26 degrees at 22:00
February: 9 degrees at 22:00
March: -8 degrees at 22:00
April: -26 degrees at 22:00
May: -37 degrees at 22:00
June: -37 degrees at 22:00
July: -27 degrees at 22:00
August: -10 degrees at 22:00
September: 9 degrees at 22:00
October: 26 degrees at 22:00
November: 37 degrees at 22:00
December: 37 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

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Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.