NGC1258 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC1258 is visible between 21:06 and 00:21. It will become accessible at around 21:06, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:21 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC1258
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:03h14m [2]
Declination:−21°46' [2]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:13.95 (B) [2]
12.15 (J) [2]
11.77 (H) [2]
11.19 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SABc
Distance:24.8 Mpc
80.8 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.02

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