Object: Galaxy NGC 3953 Constell: UMA RA: 11h 53.8m Decl: +52° 20' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 10.0m (v) Size: 7.0'x3.5' Type: SB(r)bc Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Hartola, Finland Date/Time: 5./6.1.1997, 01.10 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 133x Filter: Field: 22' NE Lim.mag: 6.2m Background sky: 2 Seeing: 2 Weather: -18 °C, no Moon. Brightness: 2 Alt: 60° Description: A beautiful bright galaxy. Elliptical 2,5:1. Quite strongly concentrated, no core. Two nice SN-candidates are projected against the galaxy but both are included in GSC. PA 10°. Size 5'x2'. No details.