NGC3243 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC3243 will become visible at around 21:06 (EDT), 43° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:02.

Name NGC3243
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3243[2]
UGC 5652[3]
PGC 30655[4]
Position
Right ascension:10h26m [4]
Declination:-02°37' [4]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:14.47 (B) [2]
10.78 (J) [2]
10.15 (H) [2]
9.92 (K) [2]
Hubble type:S0
Distance:75.5 Mpc
246.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.92

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