NGC1229 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC1229 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:21, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 30° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC1229
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 332
Other names
NGC 1229[1]
UGCA 53[2]
PGC 11734[3]
Position
Right ascension:03h08m [3]
Declination:−22°57' [3]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:14.45 (V) [1]
14.87 (B) [1]
12.49 (J) [1]
11.85 (H) [1]
11.50 (K) [1]
Hubble type:SBbc
B-V Color (mag):0.42

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