NGC1196 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1196 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:11, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:41, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1196
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h03m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.09 (B) [1] 10.63 (J) [1] 9.95 (H) [1] 9.62 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 100.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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