NGC3090 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3090 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3090
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 12.58 (V) [2] 13.61 (B) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 106.2 Mpc 346.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.55 |