NGC1797 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1797 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:26 (PDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:11.
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Name
NGC1797
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h07m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [3] 14.42 (B) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Distance: | 76.9 Mpc 250.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.93 |
Sources