NGC1637 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1637 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1637
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h41m [3] |
| Declination: | −02°51' [3] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 10.85 (V) [1] 11.56 (B) [1] 8.85 (J) [1] 8.22 (H) [1] 7.97 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.2 arcmin x 2.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 16.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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