NGC3914 (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 , NGC3914 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 57° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:58, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3914
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3914[2]
UGC 6809[3]
PGC 37014[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h50m [4]
Declination:+06°34' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.87 (B) [2]
11.23 (J) [2]
10.47 (H) [2]
10.26 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 37.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBb
Distance:81.6 Mpc
266.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.69

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