NGC1225 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1225 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 01:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1225
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h08m [2] |
| Declination: | −04°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.85 (B) [2] 11.38 (J) [2] 10.70 (H) [2] 10.37 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 153.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 88.4 Mpc 288.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.88 |