NGC3402 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3402 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:52, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3402
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 11.89 (V) [2] 12.92 (B) [2] 9.86 (J) [2] 9.16 (H) [2] 8.92 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 89.4 Mpc 291.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.87 |