NGC3040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3040 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:58, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 25° 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 165.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |