NGC1255 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC1255 is visible between 19:59 and 00:33. It will become accessible at around 19:59, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:16, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:33 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC1255
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 1255[1]
UGCA 60[2]
PGC 12007[3]
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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