Galaxy · constellation Eri

IC 1870

IC 1870MCG -01-08-020PGC 11202UGCA 46
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
2h 57m 53.5s
Declination
-2° 20' 49"
Size
1.6′ × 54.0″
Position angle
133°
Magnitude
13.5 (B)
Surface brightness
23.05 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
Sm
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

The position in 1996AJ....111..865D is for the southeastern end of the galaxy.

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