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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:56, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:00, when it sinks below 21° above your 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.9 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 140.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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