NGC1259 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1259 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 31° 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 southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:24, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1259
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h17m [2] |
| Declination: | +41°23' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 15.21 (B) [2] 11.63 (J) [2] 10.79 (H) [2] 10.49 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 74.6 Mpc 243.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.15 |