NGC3508 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3508 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 39° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3508
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h02m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 13.38 (B) [1] 10.81 (J) [1] 10.18 (H) [1] 9.83 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 23.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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