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 dawn sky, rising at 03:12 (PDT) – 3 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:54.
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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] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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