NGC1253 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1253 is visible between 19:06 and 02:37. It will become accessible at around 19:06, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:52, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:37 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1253
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h14m [3] |
| Declination: | −02°49' [3] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (V) [1] 14.23 (B) [1] 10.04 (J) [1] 9.44 (H) [1] 9.26 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.43 |
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