NGC426 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC426 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC426
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h12m [4] |
| Declination: | −00°17' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.89 (V) [2] 13.84 (B) [2] 10.88 (J) [2] 10.16 (H) [2] 9.88 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 84.3 Mpc 274.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.74 |
Sources