NGC3156 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC3156 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:10, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC3156
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 10h12m [4] |
Declination: | +03°07' [4] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 12.30 (V) [2] 13.07 (B) [2] 10.40 (J) [2] 9.82 (H) [2] 9.55 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 22.2 Mpc 72.4 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.77 |
Absolute mag (V): | -19.43 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.