NGC3402 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3402 is visible between 21:07 and 04:01. It will become accessible at around 21:07, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:34, 43° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:01 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
NGC3402
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 170.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 89.4 Mpc 291.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.87 |