NGC518 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC518 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:56 (PDT) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.
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Name
NGC518
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h24m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°19' [3] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 14.32 (B) [1] 10.75 (J) [1] 10.05 (H) [1] 9.79 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 97.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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