Galaxy

M96

M96 · NGC 3368 · PGC 32192 · UGC 5882

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Object data

Designation: M96
Also known as: NGC 3368, PGC 32192, UGC 5882
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Leo
RA (J2000): 10h 46m 46s
Dec (J2000): +11° 49′ 12″
Magnitude: 9.2
Apparent size: 8.3 × 5.5′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best March to April, peaking at 49° at 22:00.

January: 18 degrees at 22:00
February: 36 degrees at 22:00
March: 48 degrees at 22:00
April: 49 degrees at 22:00
May: 38 degrees at 22:00
June: 20 degrees at 22:00
July: 2 degrees at 22:00
August: -15 degrees at 22:00
September: -25 degrees at 22:00
October: -26 degrees at 22:00
November: -16 degrees at 22:00
December: -1 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.