NGC3642 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3642 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:42 (EDT), 40° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 11° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC3642
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h22m [3] |
| Declination: | +59°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 12.19 (V) [1] 11.71 (B) [1] 9.87 (J) [1] 9.12 (H) [1] 8.97 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.48 |
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