NGC3947 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3947 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3947
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [3] |
| Declination: | +20°45' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.20 (V) [1] 13.93 (B) [1] 11.21 (J) [1] 10.52 (H) [1] 10.21 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 106.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.73 |
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