NGC3598 (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 , NGC3598 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:21, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:20, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 41° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3598
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3598[1]
UGC 6278[2]
PGC 34306[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h15m [3]
Declination:+17°15' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.47 (B) [1]
10.52 (J) [1]
9.84 (H) [1]
9.56 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 38.0°E of N
Hubble type:E-S0

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