NGC3427 (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 , NGC3427 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:08, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3427
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3427[2]
UGC 5966[3]
PGC 32559[4]
Position
Right ascension:10h51m [4]
Declination:+08°17' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.95 (B) [2]
11.15 (J) [2]
10.43 (H) [2]
10.14 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 77.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:100.0 Mpc
326.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.05

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