NGC1255 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1255 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1255
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h13m [3] |
| Declination: | −25°43' [3] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 11.17 (V) [1] 11.60 (B) [1] 9.46 (J) [1] 9.22 (H) [1] 8.38 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.43 |
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