NGC252 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC252 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:36, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:21, 59° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC252
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h48m [4] |
| Declination: | +27°37' [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 12.49 (V) [2] 13.35 (B) [2] 10.00 (J) [2] 9.28 (H) [2] 9.04 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 74.8 Mpc 244.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.88 |
Sources