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NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:16 | Tran: 11:14 | Set: 19:13
Alt: 26.97°   Az: 271.86°   Direction: West

NGC 3926A is a Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in the Leo constellation. NGC 3926A is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3926A from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3926A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.62 arcmin) and minor (0.51 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 52m 43s
+21° 53’ 24”
04h 54m 58s
16h 47m 41s

J2000

11h 51m 26s
+22° 01’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3926A in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo.

Finder chart NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3926A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3926A is a visual representation of it.
0.62 arcmin
0.51 arcmin
86°

Morphological Classification

NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo is classified as Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo, Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 3926A - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.1°
Max altitude: 60.4°
Azimuth: 291.9°