NGC1303 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1303 will become visible at around 19:55 (EDT), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 21 minutes after the Sun at 22:10.
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Name
NGC1303
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h20m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°23' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.73 (B) [2] 11.55 (J) [2] 10.76 (H) [2] 10.66 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 55.4 Mpc 180.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.99 |