NGC3321 (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 , NGC3321 will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 26° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 37 minutes after the Sun at 23:40.

Name NGC3321
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3321[2]
UGCA 214[3]
PGC 31653[4]
Position
Right ascension:10h38m [4]
Declination:−11°38' [4]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:13.67 (B) [2]
11.46 (J) [2]
10.70 (H) [2]
10.48 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.3 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 29.0°E of N
Hubble type:SABc
Distance:39.3 Mpc
128.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.30

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