NGC3159 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3159 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:36 (PST), 23° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:20, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:33, 28° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3159
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h13m [2] |
| Declination: | +38°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.59 (V) [2] 14.57 (B) [2] 11.38 (J) [2] 10.77 (H) [2] 10.51 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 156.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 100.0 Mpc 326.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.98 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.41 |