NGC3160 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3160 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 64° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:11, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3160
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h13m [3] |
| Declination: | +38°50' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.02 (B) [1] 11.57 (J) [1] 10.84 (H) [1] 10.56 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 140.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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