NGC1257 (Double star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1257 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 32° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:20, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1257
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Object type
Double star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +41°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 13.76 (J) [1] 13.50 (H) [1] 13.38 (K) [1] |
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