NGC3142 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3142 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:07, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:26, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3142
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h10m [1] |
| Declination: | −08°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.48 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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