NGC3156 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3156 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3156
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h12m [4] |
| Declination: | +03°07' [4] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 12.30 (V) [2] 13.07 (B) [2] 10.40 (J) [2] 9.82 (H) [2] 9.55 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 22.2 Mpc 72.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.77 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.43 |
Sources