NGC1089 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1089 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:00 (PDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:48.
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Name
NGC1089
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h46m [2] |
| Declination: | −15°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.66 (B) [2] 11.01 (J) [2] 10.31 (H) [2] 10.08 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 16.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 127.0 Mpc 414.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |