NGC 3377A is a mixed spiral galaxy in Leo
NGC 3377A (PGC 032226) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo . It shines at magnitude 13.7 and spans 1.4′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
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 3377A from Regulus
Regulus
NGC 3377A
LEO
NGC 3377A lies 9.7° east of Regulus , the magnitude 1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 3377A is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 85° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -85° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -34° 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 76°S, and never sets north of 76°N.
The distance to NGC 3377A is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3377A
87 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3377, elliptical galaxy, 7′ NGC 3367, late spiral galaxy, 22′ NGC 3412, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 3346, late spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 3338, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 3384, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° M105 Messier 105, elliptical galaxy, 1.5° NGC 3389, late spiral galaxy, 1.6°
NGC 3377A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3377A, PGC 032226, MCG +02-28-007, UGC 05889 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABm) Right ascension (J2000) 10h 47.4m Declination (J2000) +14° 04′ Magnitude 13.7 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ Position angle 0° Radial velocity 568 km/s, redshift 0.00189 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3001 to 3500
