NGC1683 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1683 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:41 (PDT) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:00.
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Name
NGC1683
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h52m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 15.98 (B) [1] 11.86 (J) [1] 11.08 (H) [1] 10.83 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 163.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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