NGC1657 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1657 will become visible at around 20:29 (EDT), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 16 minutes after the Sun at 22:37.
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Name
NGC1657
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h46m [3] |
| Declination: | −02°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.94 (B) [1] 12.59 (J) [1] 11.99 (H) [1] 11.59 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
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