NGC3988 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3988 will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 31° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:56.
|
Name
NGC3988
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 11h57m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°52' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.61 (B) [2] 11.45 (J) [2] 10.73 (H) [2] 10.46 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 82.9 Mpc 270.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.98 |