NGC3171 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3171 is visible between 20:27 and 00:32. It will become accessible at around 20:27, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:29, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:32 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3171
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h15m [2] |
| Declination: | −20°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.05 (B) [2] 10.92 (J) [2] 10.22 (H) [2] 10.02 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 66.3 Mpc 216.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.06 |