NGC1018 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1018 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:49, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1018
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h38m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.26 (B) [2] 12.35 (J) [2] 11.67 (H) [2] 11.26 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 222.0 Mpc 723.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.47 |