NGC494 (Galaxy)
                R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.            
        From South El Monte , NGC494 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:16, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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                    Name
                    NGC494                 
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                    Object type
                    Galaxy                 
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h22m [4] | 
| Declination: | +33°10' [4] | 
| Constellation: | Pisces | 
| Magnitude: | 12.85 (V) [2] 13.80 (B) [2] 10.42 (J) [2] 9.65 (H) [2] 9.39 (K) [2]  | 
| Hubble type: | Sab | 
| Distance: | 62.6 Mpc 204.2 Mlyr [1]  | 
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 | 
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.13 | 
Sources