NGC560 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC560 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:36 (EST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:58, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:51, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC560
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h27m [4] |
| Declination: | −01°54' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (V) [2] 13.88 (B) [2] 10.76 (J) [2] 10.03 (H) [2] 9.74 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 58.6 Mpc 191.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.94 |
Sources