NGC1620 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1620 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:12 (PST), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:26, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1620
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h36m [3] |
| Declination: | −00°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 12.08 (V) [1] 12.87 (B) [1] 9.88 (J) [1] 9.21 (H) [1] 8.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.5 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 23.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.79 |
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