NGC1298 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1298 is visible between 19:09 and 02:47. It will become accessible at around 19:09, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 45° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:47 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1298
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h20m [4] |
| Declination: | −02°06' [4] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.96 (V) [2] 14.90 (B) [2] 10.84 (J) [2] 10.07 (H) [2] 9.85 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 89.8 Mpc 292.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.81 |
Sources