NGC : NGC3981

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-13

Astronomical night: 22:29 - 04:28 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	28°	205° (Southwest)
Set	01:54	0°	246° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation	Dusk	28°	205° (Southwest)

Elevation

Information about NGC3981

General information

Galaxy NGC3981 has the magnitude of 11 and is placed in Crater constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 3 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-13, galaxy NGC3981 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your horizon, at 22:29. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 01:54 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.

NGC3981 on the sky map


Object type	Galaxy
Alternative names
Constellation	Crater
Magnitude	11
Apparent size	3'x1'
Right ascension	11^h 56^m 7.445^s
Declination	-19° 53′ 46.24″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC3981
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
NGC3511	Galaxy	11
NGC3887	Galaxy	10.6
NGC4027	Galaxy	11.1