NGC538 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC538 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:43 (PDT) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.

Name NGC538
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 538[2]
UGC 991[3]
PGC 5275[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h25m [4]
Declination:−01°33' [4]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:14.62 (B) [2]
11.13 (J) [2]
10.46 (H) [2]
10.16 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SBab
Distance:61.8 Mpc
201.5 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.33

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