NGC1906 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1906 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:42 (PDT) – 3 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:16.
Name
NGC1906
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 05h24m [2] |
Declination: | −15°56' [2] |
Constellation: | Lepus |
Magnitude: | 14.11 (B) [2] 11.70 (J) [2] 11.07 (H) [2] 10.77 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 44.8 Mpc 146.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.15 |