NGC3007 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3007 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3007
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h47m [1] |
| Declination: | −06°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.41 (B) [1] 11.31 (J) [1] 10.51 (H) [1] 10.12 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 81.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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