NGC 3995 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC 3995 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major . It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 2.6′ × 57″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 3995 from ν UMa
ν UMa
NGC 3995
URSA MAJOR
NGC 3995 lies 8.3° east of ν UMa , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 3995 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 58°S, and never sets north of 58°N.
The distance to NGC 3995 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3995
102 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4062, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4203, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 3788, early spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4008, elliptical galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 4.5°
NGC 3995 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 3995, 2MASX J11574411+3217389, MCG +06-26-061, PGC 037624, SDSS J115744.09+321738.6, SDSS J115744.10+321738.6, UGC 06944 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABm) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 57.7m Declination (J2000) +32° 18′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 57″ Position angle 38° Radial velocity 3,303 km/s, redshift 0.01108 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
