NGC3161 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC3161 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 68° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:05, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3161
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h13m [2] |
| Declination: | +38°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.26 (B) [2] 11.91 (J) [2] 11.16 (H) [2] 10.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 110.0 Mpc 358.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.95 |