NGC501 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC501 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:32 (EST), 75° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:32, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:30, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC501
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h23m [2] |
| Declination: | +33°25' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 14.45 (V) [2] 15.49 (B) [2] 12.11 (J) [2] 11.44 (H) [2] 11.11 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 80.5 Mpc 262.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.04 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.08 |