NGC3493 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC3493 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:42, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3493
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h01m [4] |
| Declination: | +27°43' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.08 (B) [2] 11.80 (J) [2] 11.09 (H) [2] 10.80 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 137.0 Mpc 446.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.60 |
Sources