NGC1070 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1070 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:28 (PDT) – 3 hours and 15 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:31.
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Name
NGC1070
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h43m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°58' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.88 (B) [1] 9.64 (J) [1] 8.97 (H) [1] 8.74 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.3 arcmin x 2.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 178.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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