NGC1276 (Double star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC1276 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 22:58, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:24, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC1276
Object type Double star
Part of Perseus A
Position
Right ascension:03h19m [1]
Declination:+41°38' [1]
Constellation:Perseus

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