NGC3088 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3088 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3088
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +22°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.95 (B) [1] 12.11 (J) [1] 11.36 (H) [1] 10.93 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 139.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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