NGC1740 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1740 is visible between 20:59 and 04:27. It will become accessible at around 20:59, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:43, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:27 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1740
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h01m [2] |
| Declination: | −03°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 14.04 (B) [2] 10.58 (J) [2] 9.90 (H) [2] 9.68 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 59.0 Mpc 192.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.81 |