NGC226 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC226 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:09, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC226
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 226[1]
UGC 459[2]
PGC 2572[3]
Position
Right ascension:00h42m [3]
Declination:+32°34' [3]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.38 (B) [1]
12.03 (J) [1]
11.37 (H) [1]
11.11 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E-S0

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