NGC1507 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC1507 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:34 (PDT) – 3 hours and 23 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.

Name NGC1507
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 1507[2]
Mrk 1080[5]
UGC 2947[3]
PGC 14409[4]
Position
Right ascension:04h04m [4]
Declination:−02°11' [4]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:13.10 (V) [5]
12.82 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:3.8 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 12.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBd
Distance:11.0 Mpc
35.9 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.41
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-17.11

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