NGC1304 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , NGC1304 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:12 (EDT) – 3 hours and 21 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:28.
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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 |