NGC3306 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC3306 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (PDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:26, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3306
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3306[2]
UGC 5774[3]
PGC 31528[4]
Position
Right ascension:10h37m [4]
Declination:+12°39' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.84 (B) [2]
11.41 (J) [2]
10.71 (H) [2]
10.41 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 136.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBcd
Distance:46.6 Mpc
151.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.50

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