NGC3071 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3071 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 51° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:37, 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 176.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 97.9 Mpc 319.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.60 |