NGC : NGC1291

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-02
Astronomical night: 22:12 - 04:45 (GMT -5)
NGC1291 Celestial motion
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NGC1291 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1291

General information

NGC1291 is the galaxy at magnitude 9 that is placed in Eridanus constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-02 galaxy NGC1291 is not reachable.
 

NGC1291 on the sky map

NGC1291 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Eridanus

Magnitude

9

Apparent size5'x4'
Right ascension3h 17m 18.6s
Declination-41° 6′ 29.05″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1291

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC1269Galaxy8.5
NGC1316Galaxy8.5