NGC1344
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1344 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:31, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 19:54, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC1344
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC1340
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h28m [3] |
| Declination: | −31°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 10.30 (V) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.9 arcmin |
| Distance: | 18.6 Mpc 60.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.05 |
Sources