NGC3068 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC3068 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (EDT), 65° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3068
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +28°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.30 (V) [2] 15.07 (B) [1] 11.53 (J) [1] 10.82 (H) [1] 10.48 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |