NGC42 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC42 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:20 (PDT) – 3 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:40.
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Name
NGC42
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h12m [3] |
| Declination: | +22°06' [3] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 15.07 (B) [1] 11.11 (J) [1] 10.41 (H) [1] 10.11 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 114.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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