The Spindle Galaxy (NGC3115)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Spindle Galaxy is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:03 (PDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:45, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Spindle Galaxy (NGC3115)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h05m [3] |
| Declination: | −07°43' [3] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 9.10 (V) [4] 10.08 (B) [1] 6.79 (J) [1] 6.12 (H) [1] 5.88 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 7.1 arcmin x 3.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 43.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
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