NGC7240 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC7240 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 83° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:46, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:59, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC7240
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h15m [2] |
| Declination: | +37°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Lacerta |
| Magnitude: | 14.17 (V) [2] 15.21 (B) [2] 11.39 (J) [2] 10.72 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 70.8 Mpc 230.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.04 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.08 |