NGC3340 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3340 is visible between 19:42 and 04:05. It will become accessible at around 19:42, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:53, 55° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:05 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
|
Name
NGC3340
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h42m [4] |
| Declination: | −00°22' [4] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 13.24 (V) [2] 13.76 (B) [2] 11.16 (J) [2] 10.55 (H) [2] 10.33 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 166.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 54.1 Mpc 176.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.43 |
Sources