Galaxy · constellation Phe

IC 1609

IC 1609ESO 295-026MCG -07-03-004PGC 3567
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
0h 59m 46.6s
Declination
-40° 20' 01"
Size
1.1′ × 59.4″
Position angle
44°
Magnitude
13.7 (B)
Surface brightness
22.73 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
S0
Difficulty
3/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

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