NGC1281 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1281 is visible all night. It will become visible at 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 22:57, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:29, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1281
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h20m [2] |
| Declination: | +41°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 13.35 (V) [2] 14.52 (B) [2] 11.12 (J) [2] 10.36 (H) [2] 10.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 93.3 Mpc 304.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.17 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.50 |