NGC273 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC273 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC273
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −06°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.92 (V) [2] 13.86 (B) [2] 10.68 (J) [2] 9.97 (H) [2] 9.73 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 67.6 Mpc 220.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.23 |