NGC3340 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3340 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:15 (EDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:51, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3340
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| 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