NGC3679 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3679 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:23, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3679
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h21m [2] |
| Declination: | −05°45' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.85 (B) [2] 11.15 (J) [2] 10.54 (H) [2] 10.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 93.7 Mpc 305.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.01 |