NGC3384 Observation Details

NGC3384 Daily Motion
NGC3384 will be visible until June, 28, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC3384 Visibility Timetable on October 14
NGC3384 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
NGC3384 transit | 08:26 | 65° |
Moon Set | 13:26 | 19° |
NGC3384 set | 15:04 | |
Astrosession begin | 17:59 | -30° |
Moon Rise, 44.2% illuminated | 22:18 | -33° |
NGC3384 rise | 01:43 | |
Astrosession end | 03:48 | 25° |
Civil sunrise | 04:49 | 37° |
Sunrise | 05:16 | 42° |
Track NGC3384 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC3384 right now?
NGC3384 is located in the constellation Leo, at right ascension 10h 48m 16s" and declination 12° 37' 45s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC3384 Image Gallery
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The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC3384
Object name | NGC3384 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
NGC3384 coordinates | 10.80469, 12.62928 |
Center coordinates | 10.80469, 12.62928 |
NGC3384 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC3384
Time | 18:28 |
Latitude | 37.3541 |
Longitude | -121.955 |
NGC3384 elevation | -33° |
NGC3384 Azimuth | 34° |
Annual motion of NGC3384
Date | Wed, 15 October 2025 |
Twighlight start | 17:57 |
Twighlight end | 03:46 |
Twighlight duration | 10h 49m |
Rise | 01:43 |
Set | 15:00 |
Elevation at transit | 65° |
Transit time | 08:22 |
Equatorial coordinates | RA: 10h 48m 16s", Dec: 12° 37' 45s |
Magnitude | 10 |
Constellation | Leo |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC3384 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC3384
Coordinates & Visibility
Right Ascension | 10.80469° |
Declination | 12.62928° |
Magnitude | 9.96 |
Constellation | Leo |
Elevation | -33.1° |
Azimuth | 34.4° |
Data Credits
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