NGC3977 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3977 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 35° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:04, 68° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 36° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3977
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m [3] |
| Declination: | +55°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.47 (B) [1] 11.56 (J) [1] 11.00 (H) [1] 10.57 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 177.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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