NGC3862 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3862 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:39 (EDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:43, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3862
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h45m [4] |
| Declination: | +19°36' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.34 (V) [2] 13.71 (B) [2] 10.48 (J) [2] 9.77 (H) [2] 9.49 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 91.3 Mpc 297.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.37 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.46 |
Sources