NGC3462 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3462 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3462
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h55m [3] |
| Declination: | +07°41' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.36 (B) [1] 10.33 (J) [1] 9.65 (H) [1] 9.37 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 62.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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