NGC3421 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3421 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3421
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°26' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.58 (B) [2] 11.41 (J) [2] 10.47 (H) [2] 10.37 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Distance: | 95.7 Mpc 312.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.32 |