NGC278 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC278 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:34 (EST), 65° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:47, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC278
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h52m [3] |
| Declination: | +47°33' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 10.85 (V) [1] 11.49 (B) [1] 8.74 (J) [1] 8.10 (H) [1] 7.82 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.64 |
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