NGC1223 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1223 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:16, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:15, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
|
Name
NGC1223
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h08m [2] |
| Declination: | −04°08' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.93 (B) [2] 10.69 (J) [2] 10.01 (H) [2] 9.72 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 175.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 89.1 Mpc 290.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.82 |