NGC266 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC266 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:28, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:22, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC266
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 266[1]
UGC 508[2]
PGC 2901[3]
Position
Right ascension:00h49m [3]
Declination:+32°16' [3]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:11.82 (V) [1]
12.65 (B) [1]
9.64 (J) [1]
8.96 (H) [1]
8.67 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sab
B-V Color (mag):0.83

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