NGC3102 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3102 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:36, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 11° above your northern horizon.
|
Name
NGC3102
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h04m [4] |
| Declination: | +60°06' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.23 (B) [2] 11.55 (J) [2] 10.78 (H) [2] 10.58 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 53.5 Mpc 174.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.41 |
Sources