NGC3428 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3428 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3428
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h51m [4] |
| Declination: | +09°16' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.03 (B) [2] 11.62 (J) [2] 10.90 (H) [2] 10.60 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 167.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 117.0 Mpc 381.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.31 |
Sources