NGC3979 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3979 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:06, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3979
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m [3] |
| Declination: | −02°43' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.96 (B) [1] 10.87 (J) [1] 10.18 (H) [1] 9.95 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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