NGC3906 (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 , NGC3906 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 35° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:58, 75° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 34° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC3906
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3906[1]
UGC 6797[2]
PGC 36953[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h49m [3]
Declination:+48°25' [3]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:13.52 (B) [1]
11.81 (J) [1]
11.17 (H) [1]
11.02 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 80.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBcd

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