NGC3840 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3840 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (EDT), 66° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:42, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3840
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h43m [4] |
| Declination: | +20°04' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.94 (V) [2] 14.64 (B) [2] 12.05 (J) [2] 11.18 (H) [2] 10.89 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 97.5 Mpc 317.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.01 |
Sources