NGC3946 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3946 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:39 (EDT), 54° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:51, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:07, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3946
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.45 (V) [1] 15.31 (B) [1] 12.27 (J) [1] 11.58 (H) [1] 11.25 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
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