NGC3873 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC3873 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:42 (EDT), 57° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC3873
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 11h45m [2] |
Declination: | +19°46' [2] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 12.85 (V) [2] 13.85 (B) [2] 10.71 (J) [2] 10.00 (H) [2] 9.75 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 83.8 Mpc 273.2 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
Absolute mag (V): | -21.77 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.