NGC3838 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC3838
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC3838 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:38 (EDT), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:47, 34° above your north-western horizon.

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Name NGC3838
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 3838[1]
UGC 6707[2]
PGC 36505[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h44m [3]
Declination:+57°56' [3]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:12.32 (V) [1]
13.23 (B) [1]
10.23 (J) [1]
9.55 (H) [1]
9.35 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.4 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 141.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):0.91
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42.38°N
71.11°W
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