NGC473 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC473 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:23, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:36, 64° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC473
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 473[2]
UGC 859[3]
PGC 4785[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h19m [4]
Declination:+16°32' [4]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:12.50 (V) [2]
13.31 (B) [2]
10.45 (J) [2]
9.77 (H) [2]
9.56 (K) [2]
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:29.8 Mpc
97.1 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.81
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.87

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