NGC1286 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1286 is visible between 19:37 and 02:31. It will become accessible at around 19:37, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 41° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:31 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1286
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h17m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.74 (B) [2] 11.26 (J) [2] 10.51 (H) [2] 10.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 61.0 Mpc 198.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.18 |