NGC3997 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3997 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:39 (EDT), 57° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:26, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3997
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h57m [4] |
| Declination: | +25°16' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.46 (V) [2] 14.03 (B) [2] 11.87 (J) [2] 11.20 (H) [2] 10.97 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 79.2 Mpc 258.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.57 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.03 |
Sources