NGC3109 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3109 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:09, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:22, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3109
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h03m [3] |
| Declination: | −26°09' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 10.54 (V) [1] 10.39 (B) [1] 9.91 (J) [1] 9.66 (H) [1] 9.28 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 16.0 arcmin x 2.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 93.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.15 |
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