NGC1315 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1315 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:31 (PDT) – 3 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:54.
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Name
NGC1315
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −21°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.65 (B) [2] 10.61 (J) [2] 9.85 (H) [2] 9.73 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 18.5 Mpc 60.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.69 |