NGC508 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC508 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:06, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:01, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC508
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h23m [5] |
| Declination: | +33°16' [5] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.80 (V) [2] 14.20 (B) [3] 10.66 (J) [3] 9.99 (H) [3] 9.73 (K) [3] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 79.0 Mpc 257.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.69 |
Sources