NGC3098 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3098 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3098
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h02m [4] |
| Declination: | +24°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 11.96 (V) [2] 12.86 (B) [2] 10.05 (J) [2] 9.34 (H) [2] 9.11 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.3 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 90.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 20.1 Mpc 65.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.56 |
Sources