NGC3631 (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 , NGC3631 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (PDT), 61° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:27, 70° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:01, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC3631
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3631[1]
Arp 27[4]
UGC 6360[2]
PGC 34767[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h21m [3]
Declination:+53°10' [3]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:10.40 (V) [4]
10.71 (B) [1]
8.91 (J) [1]
8.22 (H) [1]
7.99 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:3.7 arcmin x 3.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 118.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sc
B-V Color (mag):0.29

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