NGC1040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1040 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 36° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:29, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1040
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h43m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°30' [3] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 13.95 (B) [1] 10.70 (J) [1] 9.93 (H) [1] 9.62 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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