NGC3473 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3473 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:18 (PDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:40, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3473
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h58m [3] |
| Declination: | +17°07' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.64 (B) [1] 11.66 (J) [1] 11.02 (H) [1] 10.77 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 36.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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