NGC1306 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1306 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:04, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:22, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:35, 27° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC1306
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h21m [2] |
| Declination: | −25°30' [2] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 13.76 (B) [2] 11.64 (J) [2] 11.03 (H) [2] 10.69 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 33.0 Mpc 107.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.83 |