NGC3861 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3861 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:12 (PDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:00, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3861
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h45m [3] |
| Declination: | +19°58' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 12.75 (V) [1] 13.55 (B) [1] 10.92 (J) [1] 10.24 (H) [1] 9.97 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.0 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 61.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
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