NGC227 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC227 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:04, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC227
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h42m [4] |
| Declination: | −01°31' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.16 (V) [2] 13.12 (B) [2] 10.07 (J) [2] 9.38 (H) [2] 9.09 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 71.4 Mpc 232.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.11 |
Sources