NGC3346 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC3346 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (EDT), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3346
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3346[2]
UGC 5842[3]
PGC 31982[4]
Position
Right ascension:10h43m [4]
Declination:+14°52' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:12.57 (B) [2]
10.44 (J) [2]
9.83 (H) [2]
9.59 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:18.5 Mpc
60.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.77

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