NGC3550 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3550 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (PDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:03, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3550
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h10m [3] |
| Declination: | +28°46' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 13.22 (V) [1] 14.29 (B) [1] 11.00 (J) [1] 10.24 (H) [1] 9.96 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 50.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.07 |
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