NGC1621 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC1621 is visible between 18:23 and 02:16. It will become accessible at around 18:23, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 50° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:16 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC1621
Object type Galaxy
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]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 98.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:75.4 Mpc
245.8 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.56

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