NGC3978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3978 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:27 (EDT), 70° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:09, 27° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m [3] |
| Declination: | +60°31' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 12.74 (V) [1] 13.34 (B) [1] 11.00 (J) [1] 10.36 (H) [1] 10.01 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
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