NGC3079 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3079 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:20 (PDT), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 68° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:19, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3079
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h01m [3] |
| Declination: | +55°40' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 10.71 (V) [1] 11.41 (B) [1] 8.44 (J) [1] 7.64 (H) [1] 7.26 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 8.2 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 166.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
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