NGC3386 (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 , NGC3386 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:53, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 28° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3386
Object type Galaxy
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

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