The galaxy NGC 3
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), NGC 3 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 19:22 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 30° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:44, when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC 3
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Other Names
Mrk 211
Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B)[1] 10.36 (H)[1] 9.98 (K)[1] 11.01 (J)[1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Right Ascension: | 00h07m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°18' [1] |
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