NGC3078 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3078 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:19 (PST) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:09.
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Name
NGC3078
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h58m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 11.16 (V) [1] 12.07 (B) [1] 8.81 (J) [1] 8.14 (H) [1] 7.88 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
Source