NGC1461 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1461 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:58 (EST), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:58, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:35, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1461
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h48m [2] |
| Declination: | −16°23' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 11.81 (V) [2] 12.82 (B) [2] 9.30 (J) [2] 8.60 (H) [2] 8.34 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 22.7 Mpc 74.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.01 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.97 |