NGC 3067 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Leo, 71 million light-years away
NGC 3067 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo , 71 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 2.1′ × 40″ of sky, about 42,200 light-years across. 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 3067 from α Lyn
α Lyn
NGC 3067
LEO
NGC 3067 lies 8.0° east of α Lyn , the magnitude 3.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 3067 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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.
NGC 3067 is 71 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3067 tonight left it about 71 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3067
64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3106, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 3021, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 3003, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 2968, early spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 2964, spiral galaxy, 3.3° IC 2497, barred spiral galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 3067 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3067, 2MASX J09582105+3222119, IRAS 09554+3236, MCG +06-22-046, PGC 028805, SDSS J095821.07+322211.6, SDSS J095821.08+322211.6, UGC 05351 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 58.4m Declination (J2000) +32° 22′ Magnitude 12.1 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 40″ Position angle 104° True size 42,200 light-years Distance 71 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,472 km/s, redshift 0.00492 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3001 to 3500
