NGC239 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC239 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:22, 43° 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
NGC239
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h44m [2] |
| Declination: | −03°45' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.28 (B) [2] 11.54 (J) [2] 10.90 (H) [2] 10.53 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 74.5 Mpc 242.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.08 |