NGC1509 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1509 is visible between 18:41 and 01:49. It will become accessible at around 18:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:49 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1509
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h03m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [2] 14.60 (B) [1] 11.40 (J) [1] 10.62 (H) [1] 10.31 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 55.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |