NGC3040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3040 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:59, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3040
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.36 (B) [1] 11.04 (J) [1] 10.35 (H) [1] 10.09 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |