NGC1598 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1598 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1598
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h28m [2] |
| Declination: | -47°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Caelum |
| Magnitude: | 13.30 (V) [2] 13.82 (B) [2] 11.47 (J) [2] 10.81 (H) [2] 10.42 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 55.1 Mpc 179.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.41 |