NGC3406 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3406 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:23 (PDT), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:10, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:37, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3406
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +51°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.79 (B) [1] 11.24 (J) [1] 10.49 (H) [1] 10.16 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 11.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |