NGC3117 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3117 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3117
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h06m [4] |
| Declination: | +02°54' [4] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.52 (B) [2] 11.45 (J) [2] 10.74 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 102.0 Mpc 332.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.52 |
Sources