NGC1260 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1260 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:08, 82° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:06, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1260
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°24' [3] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 14.30 (B) [1] 10.78 (J) [1] 10.05 (H) [1] 9.73 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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