NGC 3086

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 3086 Galaxy Sextans (Sex) Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 14.0

Angular Size 1.2′ × 0.4′

Position Angle 147°

Distance 314.04 million ly

Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sb)

Description

eF, S, iR

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 00m 12.0s

Dec -02° 58' 00.0"

Constellation Sextans (Sex)

Catalog NGC 3086

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 3086 · 1.2′×0.4′ · N up, E left

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