NGC496 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC496 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:02 (PDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:43, 89° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:22, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC496
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h23m [4] |
| Declination: | +33°31' [4] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (V) [2] 14.30 (B) [2] 11.63 (J) [2] 10.97 (H) [2] 10.73 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 63.3 Mpc 206.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.31 |
Sources