NGC3648 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3648 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 80° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:18, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:12, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3648
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h22m [3] |
| Declination: | +39°52' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 12.64 (V) [1] 13.44 (B) [1] 10.39 (J) [1] 9.71 (H) [1] 9.46 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 73.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
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