NGC3479 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3479 is visible between 22:46 and 05:22. It will become accessible at around 22:46, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:04, 40° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:22 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 3.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 78.7 Mpc 256.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.57 |