NGC3662 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3662 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:10 (PDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:41, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:50, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3662
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −01°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.77 (B) [2] 10.71 (J) [2] 10.01 (H) [2] 9.73 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 19.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 86.4 Mpc 281.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.91 |
Sources