NGC420 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC420 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 49° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:58, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:50, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC420
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h12m [4] |
| Declination: | +32°07' [4] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 13.36 (B) [2] 10.47 (J) [2] 9.75 (H) [2] 9.54 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 69.9 Mpc 227.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |
Sources