NGC271 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC271 is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 7° below the horizon at dawn.

Name NGC271
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 271[2]
UGC 519[3]
PGC 2949[4]
Position
Right ascension:00h50m [4]
Declination:-01°54' [4]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:13.20 (B) [2]
9.74 (J) [2]
9.07 (H) [2]
8.76 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sab
Distance:66.9 Mpc
218.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.93

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