NGC1648 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1648 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:47, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:31, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1648
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h44m [1] |
| Declination: | −08°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.56 (B) [1] 11.90 (J) [1] 11.19 (H) [1] 11.02 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 179.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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