IC 3227 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
IC 3227 (PGC 040093) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 28″ × 12″. 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 IC 3227 from Denebola
Denebola
IC 3227
COMA BERENICES
IC 3227 lies 12.4° northeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 3227 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -74° 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 66°S, and never sets north of 66°N.
The distance to IC 3227 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 3227
405 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4213, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4162, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4494, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy, spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4204, barred spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 4.2° NGC 4448, barred spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 4559, late spiral galaxy, 4.9°
IC 3227 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 3227, PGC 040093, 2MASX J12223570+2405063, SDSS J122235.65+240508.0 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 22.6m Declination (J2000) +24° 05′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 28″ × 12″ Position angle 169° Radial velocity 1,313 km/s, redshift 0.00439 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 3001 to 3500
