NGC3409 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3409 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 38° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:46, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3409
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.81 (B) [2] 12.10 (J) [2] 11.43 (H) [2] 11.16 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 9.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 89.4 Mpc 291.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.95 |