NGC3029 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3029 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:55, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:20, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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 |