NGC3346 (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 , NGC3346 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:22, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 62° above your south-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]
Angular dimensions:2.6 arcmin x 2.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 119.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:18.5 Mpc
60.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.77

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