NGC3118 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3118 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:37, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:14, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 57° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3118
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h07m [3] |
| Declination: | +33°01' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.31 (B) [1] 12.32 (J) [1] 11.83 (H) [1] 11.67 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.1 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 39.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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