NGC3974 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3974 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (EDT), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:54, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3974
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h55m [2] |
| Declination: | -12°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 14.27 (B) [2] 11.09 (J) [2] 10.34 (H) [2] 10.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 56.6 Mpc 184.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.49 |