NGC3966 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3966 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:05, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 29° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3966
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m [3] |
| Declination: | +32°01' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 13.82 (B) [1] 10.07 (J) [1] 9.38 (H) [1] 8.98 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.5 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 109.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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