NGC565 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC565 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 45° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:40, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC565
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 565[2]
UGC 1052[3]
PGC 5481[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h28m [4]
Declination:−01°18' [4]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:14.42 (B) [2]
11.17 (J) [2]
10.45 (H) [2]
10.16 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 35.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sa
Distance:62.2 Mpc
202.8 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.55

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