NGC550 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC550 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:05, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC550
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h26m [3] |
| Declination: | +02°01' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.50 (B) [1] 10.25 (J) [1] 9.49 (H) [1] 9.20 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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