NGC3956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3956 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3956
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h54m [4] |
| Declination: | -20°34' [4] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 12.46 (V) [2] 12.81 (B) [2] 10.78 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.04 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 22.2 Mpc 72.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.35 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.27 |
Sources