NGC1721 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1721 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:05 (EST), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:41, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:50, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1721
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h59m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°07' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.82 (B) [1] 10.21 (J) [1] 9.54 (H) [1] 9.29 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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