NGC1560 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1560 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:11, 40° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 23° above your northern horizon.
Name
NGC1560
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 04h32m [4] |
Declination: | +71°52' [4] |
Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
Magnitude: | 11.50 (V) [2] 12.12 (B) [2] 9.71 (J) [2] 8.93 (H) [2] 8.89 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Scd |
Distance: | 3.3 Mpc 10.8 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.62 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -16.09 |
Sources