NGC270 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC270 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC270
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.78 (B) [2] 10.56 (J) [2] 9.88 (H) [2] 9.59 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 43.0 Mpc 140.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.39 |