NGC3626 (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 , NGC3626 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:21, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:22, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 73° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC3626
Object type Galaxy
Other names
C 40[5]
NGC 3626[2]
UGC 6343[3]
PGC 34684[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h20m [4]
Declination:+18°21' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:10.90 (V) [5]
11.80 (B) [2]
9.10 (J) [2]
8.45 (H) [2]
8.16 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.9 arcmin x 1.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 157.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:20.0 Mpc
65.2 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.82
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.61

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