NGC3946 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3946 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:01, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 24° 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 83.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
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