NGC1478 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1478 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 46° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:57, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:41, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1478
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h54m [1] |
| Declination: | −08°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 16.23 (B) [1] 12.23 (J) [1] 11.45 (H) [1] 11.23 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 43.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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