NGC3608 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , NGC3608 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:41, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC3608
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3608[1]
UGC 6299[2]
PGC 34433[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h16m [3]
Declination:+18°08' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:10.63 (V) [1]
11.57 (B) [1]
8.95 (J) [1]
8.38 (H) [1]
8.10 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:3.2 arcmin x 2.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 78.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):0.94
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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