The Silver Sliver Galaxy (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Silver Sliver Galaxy is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:49 (EDT) – 7 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 53° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:15.
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Name
Silver Sliver Galaxy
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Position
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 9.90 (V)[2] 10.81 (B)[1] 7.26 (J)[1] 6.36 (H)[1] 5.94 (K)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.88 |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Right Ascension: | 02h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +42°20' [1] |
| Distance: | 90.6 Mpc 295.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -24.89 |