NGC1621 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1621 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:54 (EDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:36.
Name
NGC1621
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 04h36m [2] |
Declination: | −04°59' [2] |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Magnitude: | 14.83 (B) [2] 10.97 (J) [2] 10.31 (H) [2] 10.13 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 75.4 Mpc 245.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.56 |