NGC3660 (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 , NGC3660 is visible between 20:32 and 04:00. It will become accessible at around 20:32, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:16, 47° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:00 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC3660
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3660[2]
Mrk 1291[5]
UGCA 234[3]
PGC 34980[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h23m [4]
Declination:−08°39' [4]
Constellation:Crater
Magnitude:15.50 (V) [5]
12.99 (B) [2]
10.54 (J) [2]
9.91 (H) [2]
9.52 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.6 arcmin x 2.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 105.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
Distance:260.0 Mpc
847.6 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.33
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.57

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