NGC3863 (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 , NGC3863 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:14, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:50, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 42° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3863
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3863[2]
UGC 6722[3]
PGC 36607[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h45m [4]
Declination:+08°28' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.87 (B) [2]
10.65 (J) [2]
9.90 (H) [2]
9.62 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:2.5 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 74.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc
Distance:63.4 Mpc
206.7 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.14

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