NGC3608 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3608 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:27, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3608
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h16m [3] |
| Declination: | +18°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 10.63 (V) [1] 11.57 (B) [1] 8.95 (J) [1] 8.38 (H) [1] 8.10 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.2 arcmin x 2.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 78.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
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