IC257 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , IC257 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:23 (EST), 45° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:30, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

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Name IC257
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 257[2]
UGC 2298[3]
PGC 10729[4]
Position
Right ascension:02h49m [4]
Declination:+46°58' [4]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:12.68 (V) [2]
13.86 (B) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:101.0 Mpc
329.3 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.18
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-22.34
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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