NGC1318
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC1318 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1318
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC1317
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h22m [2] |
| Declination: | −37°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Distance: | 16.9 Mpc 55.1 Mlyr [1] |