NGC1291
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1291 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 14° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1291
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC1269
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h17m [2] |
| Declination: | −41°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 8.50 (V) [1] |