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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:37, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 166.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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