NGC551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC551 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:14, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:23, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h27m [4] |
| Declination: | +37°10' [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 13.42 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.53 (H) [2] 10.20 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 62.8 Mpc 204.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.57 |
Sources