NGC3876 (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 , NGC3876 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 61° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3876
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3876[1]
UGC 6730[2]
PGC 36644[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h45m [3]
Declination:+09°09' [3]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.78 (B) [1]
12.14 (J) [1]
11.34 (H) [1]
11.17 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 105.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab

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