NGC3686 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3686 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (PDT), 71° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:15, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3686
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h27m [3] |
| Declination: | +17°13' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 11.43 (V) [1] 12.00 (B) [1] 9.44 (J) [1] 8.69 (H) [1] 8.49 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.9 arcmin x 2.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 21.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
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