NGC1296 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1296 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:02 (PDT) – 3 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:54.
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Name
NGC1296
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h18m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.76 (B) [1] 11.85 (J) [1] 11.10 (H) [1] 10.69 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
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