NGC3163 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3163 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 67° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:34, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3163
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h14m [4] |
| Declination: | +38°39' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.34 (V) [2] 14.36 (B) [2] 10.99 (J) [2] 10.28 (H) [2] 10.01 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 80.2 Mpc 261.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.18 |
Sources