NGC3246 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC3246 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (EDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:28, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC3246
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 10h26m [4] |
Declination: | +03°51' [4] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 13.73 (B) [2] 11.64 (J) [2] 10.93 (H) [2] 10.73 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sd |
Distance: | 35.5 Mpc 115.7 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -19.02 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.