NGC251 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC251 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 46° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:26, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC251
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h47m [4] |
| Declination: | +19°35' [4] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.60 (V) [2] 14.21 (B) [2] 10.70 (J) [2] 10.05 (H) [2] 9.82 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 65.0 Mpc 211.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.61 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.46 |
Sources