NGC1226 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC1226 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:18 (EST), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:27, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1226
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h11m [3] |
| Declination: | +35°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 14.47 (B) [1] 10.28 (J) [1] 9.47 (H) [1] 9.21 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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