NGC1580 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1580 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 47° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:31, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:27, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1580
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h28m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.35 (B) [1] 11.30 (J) [1] 10.61 (H) [1] 10.38 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 121.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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