NGC1729 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1729 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:20 (PST), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:14, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1729
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 13.20 (B) [1] 11.05 (J) [1] 10.45 (H) [1] 10.02 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 1.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 9.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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