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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:43 
Transit: 13:01 
Sunset: 21:18
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NGC 3387 - Galaxy in Sextans

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:38 | Tran: 18:00 | Set: 0:23
Alt: 12.73°   Az: 98.34°   Direction: East

NGC 3387 is a Galaxy in the Sextans constellation. NGC 3387 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 3387 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 3387 - Galaxy in Sextans star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3387 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 49m 36s
+04° 49’ 53”
18h 57m 37s
05h 47m 13s

J2000

10h 48m 16s
+04° 57’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3387 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 3387 - Galaxy in Sextans.

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Finder chart for NGC 3387 - Galaxy in Sextans.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 3387 - Galaxy in Sextans rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.2°
Max altitude: 43.4°
Azimuth: 274.8°