NGC 3838 is a lenticular galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC 3838 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major . It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 1.4′ × 35″. 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 3838 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 3838
URSA MAJOR
NGC 3838 lies 4.5° north of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3838 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -70° 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 32°S, and never sets north of 32°N.
The distance to NGC 3838 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3838
100 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3963, spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 3894, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 3780, late spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 3898, early spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 3888, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 3690B, barred spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 3690, galaxy pair, 2.2° IC 694, elliptical galaxy, 2.2°
NGC 3838 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 3838, 2MASX J11441372+5756531, MCG +10-17-056, PGC 036505, SDSS J114413.75+575653.6, TYC 3838-691-1, UGC 06707 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 44.2m Declination (J2000) +57° 57′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 35″ Position angle 141° Radial velocity 1,307 km/s, redshift 0.00437 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
