NGC3169 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3169 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:24 (PDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:29, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
|
Name
NGC3169
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h14m [3] |
| Declination: | +03°27' [3] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 10.89 (V) [1] 11.25 (B) [1] 8.25 (J) [1] 7.56 (H) [1] 7.28 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.3 arcmin x 2.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 49.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
Sources