NGC1431 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1431 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:38, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:18, 49° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC1431
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +02°50' [3] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 15.58 (B) [1] 12.04 (J) [1] 11.17 (H) [1] 11.01 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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