NGC3305 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3305 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:32 (PDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:19, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3305
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h36m [2] |
| Declination: | −27°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 12.74 (V) [2] 13.75 (B) [2] 10.45 (J) [2] 9.72 (H) [2] 9.47 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 130.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 55.2 Mpc 180.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.01 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.97 |