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
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Object type | Galaxy |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Magnitude | 9 |
Apparent size | 5'x4' |
Right ascension | 3h 17m 18.6s |
Declination | -41° 6′ 29.05″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC1291 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
NGC1269 | Galaxy | 8.5 |
NGC1316 | Galaxy | 8.5 |