NGC3956 (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 , NGC3956 is visible between 21:51 and 04:32. It will become accessible at around 21:51, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:41, 35° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:32 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC3956
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3956[2]
UGCA 251[3]
PGC 37325[4]
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]
Angular dimensions:3.5 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 64.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBc
Distance:22.2 Mpc
72.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.35
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.27

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