NGC486 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC486 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:49 (PDT) – 3 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:27.

Name NGC486
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:01h21m [1]
Declination:+05°20' [1]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:17.48 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 70.0°E of N

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