NGC1691 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC1691
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 , NGC1691 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:01 (PDT) – 2 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:52.

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Name NGC1691
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 1691[1]
Mrk 1088[4]
UGC 3201[2]
PGC 16300[3]
Position
Right ascension:04h54m [3]
Declination:+03°16' [3]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:13.20 (V) [4]
13.12 (B) [1]
10.26 (J) [1]
9.54 (H) [1]
9.20 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 30.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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