NGC3501 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3501 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 43° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3501
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h02m [4] |
| Declination: | +17°59' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.60 (B) [2] 10.52 (J) [2] 9.81 (H) [2] 9.41 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 24.1 Mpc 78.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.31 |
Sources