NGC3956 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC3956 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (EDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:16, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:07, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC3956
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 11h54m [2] |
Declination: | -20°34' [2] |
Constellation: | Crater |
Magnitude: | 12.46 (V) [2] 12.81 (B) [2] 10.78 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.04 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBc |
Distance: | 22.2 Mpc 72.4 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.35 |
Absolute mag (V): | -19.27 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.