NGC3029 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3029 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:02 (PDT) – 3 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:59.
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Name
NGC3029
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h48m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.01 (V) [2] 14.52 (B) [2] 12.04 (J) [2] 11.40 (H) [2] 11.17 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 76.4 Mpc 249.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.41 |