NGC3955 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3955 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3955
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 11.84 (V) [1] 12.59 (B) [1] 9.75 (J) [1] 9.05 (H) [1] 8.75 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.2 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 166.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
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