NGC3047 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3047 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3047
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h54m [2] |
| Declination: | −01°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.89 (B) [2] 12.68 (J) [2] 12.10 (H) [2] 11.86 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 92.5 Mpc 301.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.94 |