NGC3408 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3408 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 65° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:48, 65° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:42, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3408
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h52m [3] |
| Declination: | +58°26' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.23 (B) [1] 11.83 (J) [1] 11.20 (H) [1] 10.77 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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