NGC259 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC259 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:05, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 28° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC259
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h48m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°46' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (B) [1] 10.24 (J) [1] 9.49 (H) [1] 9.20 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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