NGC1666 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1666 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:51, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:42, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1666
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h48m [1] |
| Declination: | −06°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 12.70 (V) [1] 13.67 (B) [1] 10.36 (J) [1] 9.69 (H) [1] 9.44 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 160.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.97 |
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