NGC3950 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC3950 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 34° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 34° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC3950
Object type Galaxy
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

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