NGC3952 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3952 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3952
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −03°59' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.02 (V) [2] 13.49 (B) [2] 11.84 (J) [2] 11.35 (H) [2] 11.01 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 84.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
| Distance: | 27.0 Mpc 88.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.47 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.14 |