NGC3300 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3300 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:09 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3300
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h36m [3] |
| Declination: | +14°10' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.32 (B) [1] 10.29 (J) [1] 9.61 (H) [1] 9.39 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 174.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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