NGC1304 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1304 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (EST), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:10, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1304
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h21m [2] |
| Declination: | −04°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.39 (B) [2] 11.16 (J) [2] 10.51 (H) [2] 10.31 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 59.8 Mpc 194.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.49 |