NGC3996 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3996 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (PDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:46, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3996
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h57m [3] |
| Declination: | +14°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.32 (B) [1] 11.31 (J) [1] 10.65 (H) [1] 10.38 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 51.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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