NGC3420 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3420 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:05, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:13, 38° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 33° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3420
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h50m [1] |
| Declination: | −17°14' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.01 (B) [1] 11.12 (J) [1] 10.38 (H) [1] 10.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 120.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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