NGC262 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Northridge , NGC262 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:55, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:24, 58° above your western horizon.

Name NGC262
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 262[2]
Mrk 348[5]
UGC 499[3]
PGC 2855[4]
Position
Right ascension:00h48m [4]
Declination:+31°57' [4]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:15.00 (V) [5]
14.24 (B) [2]
11.24 (J) [2]
10.55 (H) [2]
10.10 (K) [2]
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:21.5 Mpc
70.1 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):-0.14
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-16.66

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