NGC 1609
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 1609, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 1609
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 15 |
| Size | 1.1' x 0.7' @ 93° |
| Right Ascension | 4h 32' 45.1" (2000) |
| Declination | 4° 22' 21" S |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Description | vF, eS, *17 45"n |
| Classification | Sa |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Dec 28, 2019 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, faint, modest core, sourthernmost of a group of four centered on NGC1611 7' northeast
Other Data Sources for NGC 1609
Associated objects for NGC 1609
Nearby objects for NGC 1609
14 objects found within 60'
| IC 2078 | IC 372 | NGC 1599 |
| NGC 1600 | NGC 1601 | NGC 1603 |
| NGC 1604 | NGC 1606 | NGC 1607 |
| NGC 1610 | NGC 1611 | NGC 1612 |
| NGC 1613 | NGC 1621 |
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NGC 1609