NGC3101 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3101 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 23:06, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3101
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h01m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 15.37 (B) [1] 12.08 (J) [1] 11.28 (H) [1] 11.04 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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