NGC3138 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3138 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:07, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:05, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3138
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h09m [2] |
| Declination: | −11°57' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.58 (B) [2] 12.98 (J) [2] 12.25 (H) [2] 11.94 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 107.0 Mpc 348.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.57 |