NGC3506 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC3506 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:08, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 35° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3506
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3506[1]
UGC 6120[2]
PGC 33379[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h03m [3]
Declination:+11°04' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.16 (B) [1]
11.07 (J) [1]
10.44 (H) [1]
10.20 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 175.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc

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