NGC431 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC431 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 21:00, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:57, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC431
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h14m [4] |
| Declination: | +33°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 13.96 (B) [2] 10.87 (J) [2] 10.17 (H) [2] 9.91 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 96.2 Mpc 313.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.95 |
Sources