NGC3539 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3539 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:00 (PDT), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3539
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h09m [2] |
| Declination: | +28°40' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.22 (B) [2] 11.83 (J) [2] 11.11 (H) [2] 10.76 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 5.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 157.0 Mpc 511.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.76 |