NGC3215 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC3215 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 04:43, 44° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:48 (PST), 24° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:43, 43° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC3215
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 181
Other names
NGC 3215[1]
UGC 5659[2]
PGC 30840[3]
Position
Right ascension:10h28m [3]
Declination:+79°48' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:13.95 (B) [1]
11.37 (J) [1]
10.70 (H) [1]
10.33 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 40.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc

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