NGC3871 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3871 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 28° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3871
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h46m [3] |
| Declination: | +33°06' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.25 (B) [1] 11.95 (J) [1] 11.18 (H) [1] 10.81 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 104.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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