NGC1653 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC1653 is visible between 20:45 and 04:26. It will become accessible at around 20:45, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:35, 46° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:26 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC1653
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 1653[2]
UGC 3153[3]
PGC 15942[4]
Position
Right ascension:04h45m [4]
Declination:−02°23' [4]
Constellation:Eridanus
Magnitude:11.97 (V) [2]
12.91 (B) [2]
9.92 (J) [2]
9.22 (H) [2]
8.98 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:53.2 Mpc
173.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.94
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.66

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