NGC3640 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3640 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:20 (PDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3640
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h21m [3] |
| Declination: | +03°14' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 10.41 (V) [1] 11.34 (B) [1] 8.44 (J) [1] 7.79 (H) [1] 7.52 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.3 arcmin x 3.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 98.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
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