NGC7242 (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 , NGC7242 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:56 (PDT), 26° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:19, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 58° above your western horizon.

Name NGC7242
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 7242[2]
UGC 11969[3]
PGC 68434[4]
Position
Right ascension:22h15m [4]
Declination:+37°17' [4]
Constellation:Lacerta
Magnitude:12.00 (V) [1]
17.87 (B) [2]
9.38 (J) [2]
8.66 (H) [2]
8.33 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.3 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 72.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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