NGC1163 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1163 is visible between 20:15 and 01:01. It will become accessible at around 20:15, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:38, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:01 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1163
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (V) [2] 14.72 (B) [2] 11.30 (J) [2] 10.48 (H) [2] 10.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 30.5 Mpc 99.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.92 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.62 |