NGC48 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC48 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:52, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:52, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC48
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h14m [4] |
| Declination: | +48°14' [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.93 (B) [2] 11.39 (J) [2] 10.75 (H) [2] 10.40 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 38.7 Mpc 126.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.01 |
Sources