NGC3973 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3973 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:26 (PDT) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:09.
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Name
NGC3973
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h55m [1] |
| Declination: | +11°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.53 (B) [1] 12.74 (J) [1] 12.12 (H) [1] 11.98 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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