NGC3826 (Galaxy)

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 , NGC3826 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:51, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 24° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3826
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3826[2]
UGC 6671[3]
PGC 36359[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h42m [4]
Declination:+26°29' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.24 (B) [2]
10.95 (J) [2]
10.25 (H) [2]
9.95 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 68.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:142.0 Mpc
462.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.52

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