NGC3540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3540 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:55 (PDT), 32° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:06, 26° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3540
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h09m [3] |
| Declination: | +36°01' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.49 (B) [1] 11.16 (J) [1] 10.53 (H) [1] 10.17 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 63.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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