NGC1993 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1993 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (PDT) – 3 hours and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:16.
Name
NGC1993
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 05h35m [2] |
Declination: | −17°48' [2] |
Constellation: | Lepus |
Magnitude: | 13.63 (B) [2] 10.25 (J) [2] 9.59 (H) [2] 9.32 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E-S0 |
Distance: | 49.5 Mpc 161.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.85 |