NGC278 (Galaxy)

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

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From Los Angeles , NGC278 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:08, 72° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC278
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 278[1]
UGC 528[2]
PGC 3051[3]
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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