NGC3240 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3240 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:31 (PDT) – 3 hours and 38 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:09.
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Name
NGC3240
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h24m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.91 (B) [1] 11.41 (J) [1] 10.72 (H) [1] 10.59 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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