NGC1277 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1277 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:31, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1277
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h19m [2] |
| Declination: | +41°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 13.51 (V) [2] 14.63 (B) [2] 10.93 (J) [2] 10.17 (H) [2] 9.81 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 56.9 Mpc 185.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.12 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.26 |