NGC3399 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC3399 will become visible at around 21:13 (EDT), 60° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:17.

Name NGC3399
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:10h49m [2]
Declination:+16°13' [2]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.48 (B) [2]
11.25 (J) [2]
10.58 (H) [2]
10.29 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:95.2 Mpc
310.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.41

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