NGC488 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC488 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC488
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h21m [4] |
| Declination: | +05°15' [4] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 10.26 (V) [2] 11.13 (B) [2] 7.91 (J) [2] 7.03 (H) [2] 6.96 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 28.1 Mpc 91.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.87 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.98 |
Sources