NGC7242 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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.
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Name
NGC7242
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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