NGC3139 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3139 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 01:07, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3139
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h10m [2] |
| Declination: | −11°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.62 (B) [2] 11.26 (J) [2] 10.58 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 19.5 Mpc 63.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.83 |