NGC3386 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3386 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:53, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3386
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h48m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°59' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [2] 11.68 (J) [2] 11.02 (H) [2] 10.60 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 95.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 116.0 Mpc 378.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.75 |