NGC3957 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3957 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3957
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h54m [2] |
| Declination: | -19°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 12.94 (B) [2] 9.67 (J) [2] 8.94 (H) [2] 8.69 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 22.5 Mpc 73.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.82 |