NGC3459 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3459 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:50 (PDT) – 3 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:08.
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Name
NGC3459
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h54m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [2] 11.09 (J) [2] 10.36 (H) [2] 10.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 55.5 Mpc 180.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.22 |