NGC3976 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC3976 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:50 (EDT), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC3976
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 11h55m [2] |
Declination: | +06°44' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 12.45 (B) [2] 9.70 (J) [2] 8.99 (H) [2] 8.76 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sb |
Distance: | 33.9 Mpc 110.5 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.20 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.