NGC3086 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3086 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:05, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3086
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.66 (B) [2] 11.57 (J) [2] 10.95 (H) [2] 10.61 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 147.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 76.8 Mpc 250.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.77 |