NGC1316 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1316 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1316
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h24m [1] |
| Declination: | −37°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [2] 14.29 (B) [1] 11.84 (J) [1] 11.16 (H) [1] 10.92 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |