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 dawn sky, rising at 03:42 (PDT) – 3 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:09.
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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] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 89.4 Mpc 291.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.95 |