NGC3420 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC3420 is visible between 20:47 and 03:02. It will become accessible at around 20:47, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 38° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:02 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC3420
Object type Galaxy
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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