NGC1218 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1218 is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 13° from it.
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Name
NGC1218
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h08m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°06' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.16 (V) [1] 13.96 (B) [1] 10.15 (J) [1] 9.40 (H) [1] 9.07 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
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