NGC3117 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC3117 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:42 (EDT), 50° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:56, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:06, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC3117
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 10h06m [2] |
Declination: | +02°54' [2] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 14.52 (B) [2] 11.45 (J) [2] 10.74 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 102.0 Mpc 332.5 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.52 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.