NGC3253 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3253 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:55 (PDT), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3253
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h28m [3] |
| Declination: | +12°42' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.59 (V) [1] 14.30 (B) [1] 11.75 (J) [1] 11.05 (H) [1] 10.80 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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