NGC3959 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3959 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 32° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3959
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h54m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 13.97 (B) [1] 11.09 (J) [1] 10.39 (H) [1] 10.12 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 153.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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