NGC3361 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3361 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3361
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h44m [2] |
| Declination: | −11°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 12.84 (V) [2] 13.44 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.18 (H) [2] 10.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 29.0 Mpc 94.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.47 |