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NGC 3280 - Galaxy Triplet in Hydra

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:16 | Tran: 18:08 | Set: 23:01
Alt: 12.08°   Az: 129.18°   Direction: South-East

NGC 3280 is a Galaxy Triplet in the Hydra constellation. NGC 3280 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3280 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 3280 - Galaxy Triplet in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3280 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.4 arcmin) and minor (1.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 34m 00s
-12° 46’ 04”
20h 35m 58s
07h 09m 58s

J2000

10h 32m 44s
-12° 38’ 11”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3280 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 3280 - Galaxy Triplet in Hydra.

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Finder chart for NGC 3280 - Galaxy Triplet in Hydra.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3280 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3280 is a visual representation of it.
1.4 arcmin
1.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 3280 - Galaxy Triplet in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.8°
Max altitude: 25.8°
Azimuth: 257.2°