NGC1379 (Galaxy)
                R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.            
        From South El Monte , NGC1379 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.
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                    Name
                    NGC1379                 
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                    Object type
                    Galaxy                 
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h36m [2] | 
| Declination: | −35°26' [2] | 
| Constellation: | Fornax | 
| Magnitude: | 11.02 (V) [2] 11.84 (B) [2] 9.08 (J) [2] 8.45 (H) [2] 8.24 (K) [2]  | 
| Hubble type: | E | 
| Distance: | 17.9 Mpc 58.4 Mlyr [1]  | 
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 | 
Derived quantities
        | Absolute mag (V): | -20.24 |