NGC260 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC260 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:01 (PDT) – 3 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:33.
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Name
NGC260
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h48m [3] |
| Declination: | +27°41' [3] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.27 (B) [1] 12.51 (J) [1] 12.13 (H) [1] 11.47 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 34.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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