NGC243 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC243 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:53 (PDT) – 3 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:33.
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Name
NGC243
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h46m [1] |
| Declination: | +29°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.53 (B) [1] 11.38 (J) [1] 10.65 (H) [1] 10.41 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 151.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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