NGC3947 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC3947 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (EDT), 69° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC3947
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3947[1]
UGC 6863[2]
PGC 37264[3]
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]
Hubble type:Sb
B-V Color (mag):0.73

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