NGC3660 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3660 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:21, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3660
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 260.0 Mpc 847.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.33 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.57 |
Sources