Fourcade-Figueroa
Fourcade-Figueroa is a galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, magnitude 11.7, 11′ × 1.4′ across.
An 11.7-magnitude barred Magellanic spiral galaxy (SBm) in Centaurus, about 11′ × 1.5′.
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around May, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in April). It can be seen from everywhere south of 44°N and never sets south of 44°S.
At its highest it stands below the horizon from 50°N, 9° up from 35°N, 44° up from the equator, 79° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Designations
- Fourcade-Figueroa
- Magnitude
- 11.7
- Apparent size
- 11′ × 1.4′
- Position
- RA 13h 34.8m, Dec −45° 33′ (J2000)
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