NGC1216 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1216 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (PST), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1216
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h07m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.86 (B) [1] 11.53 (J) [1] 10.80 (H) [1] 10.55 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 67.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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