NGC1302 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1302 is visible between 21:54 and 02:22. It will become accessible at around 21:54, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:08, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:22 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1302
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h19m [2] |
| Declination: | −26°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 10.63 (V) [2] 11.59 (B) [2] 8.72 (J) [2] 8.03 (H) [2] 7.83 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 8.5 Mpc 27.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.01 |