NGC3071 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3071 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 67° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:05, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3071
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h58m [2] |
| Declination: | +31°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.35 (B) [2] 12.08 (J) [2] 11.34 (H) [2] 11.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 97.9 Mpc 319.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.60 |