NGC3042 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3042 is visible between 20:44 and 05:13. It will become accessible at around 20:44, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:59, 56° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:13 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3042
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h53m [3] |
| Declination: | +00°41' [3] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 13.97 (B) [1] 10.45 (J) [1] 9.69 (H) [1] 9.40 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 110.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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