NGC1538 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1538 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:16, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:35, 42° above your southern horizon.
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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 |