NGC3888 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC3888 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 50° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:34, 38° above your north-western horizon.

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Name NGC3888
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3888[2]
Mrk 188[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h47m [2]
Declination:+55°58' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:12.60 (V) [3]
12.69 (B) [2]
10.22 (J) [2]
9.54 (H) [2]
9.25 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SABc
Distance:40.3 Mpc
131.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.59
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.43
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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