UGC 3978 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , UGC 3978 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:59 (PDT), 60° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:53, 61° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:05, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name UGC 3978
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 3978[1]
PGC 21668[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h43m [2]
Declination:+62°04' [2]
Constellation:Camelopardalis
Magnitude:15.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 85.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBb

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