NGC3479 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC3479 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3479
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h58m [2] |
| Declination: | −14°57' [2] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 13.91 (B) [2] 11.33 (J) [2] 10.76 (H) [2] 10.29 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 78.7 Mpc 256.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.57 |