NGC3466 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3466 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 00:05, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3466
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h56m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°45' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.55 (B) [1] 11.29 (J) [1] 10.60 (H) [1] 10.46 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 53.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
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