NGC1799 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1799 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:05 (EST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:50, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:15, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1799
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h07m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (B) [2] 11.47 (J) [2] 10.81 (H) [2] 10.51 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 48.6 Mpc 158.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.43 |