NGC7242 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC7242
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC7242 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 83° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:02, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:12, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

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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]
Hubble type:E
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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