NGC3126 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3126 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 64° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:48, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3126
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h08m [4] |
| Declination: | +31°51' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.53 (B) [2] 10.19 (J) [2] 9.45 (H) [2] 9.21 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 123.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 63.8 Mpc 208.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.49 |
Sources