NGC3081 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3081 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:05, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:42, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3081
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h59m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (V) [1] 12.89 (B) [1] 9.91 (J) [1] 9.21 (H) [1] 8.91 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.7 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 71.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.01 |
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