Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 7046	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 7015	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 7040	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Other notes

Best placed for viewing from early Summer through to mid autumn.

Eridanus has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 60, -30.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking below the galactic plane under the Sagitarius arm of our spiral galaxy.

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