NGC1538 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1538 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:04 (EDT) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:36.
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Name
NGC1538
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h14m [2] |
| Declination: | −13°11' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.98 (B) [2] 12.36 (J) [2] 11.61 (H) [2] 11.45 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 142.0 Mpc 462.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.78 |