NGC3950 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3950 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 71° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:06, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3950
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [2] |
| Declination: | +47°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 16.18 (B) [2] 13.26 (J) [2] 12.64 (H) [2] 12.35 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 52.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 316.0 Mpc 1030.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.32 |