NGC1497 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1497 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:09, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1497
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h02m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°07' [3] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 14.58 (B) [1] 10.47 (J) [1] 9.82 (H) [1] 9.48 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 63.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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