NGC3976 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3976 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:23 (EDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:40, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3976
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h55m [4] |
| Declination: | +06°44' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.45 (B) [2] 9.70 (J) [2] 8.99 (H) [2] 8.76 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 33.9 Mpc 110.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.20 |
Sources