NGC 3228 is an open cluster in Vela
NGC 3228 (MWSC 1794) is an open cluster in the constellation Vela . It shines at magnitude 6.0 and spans 6.6′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 3228 from Peregrini
Peregrini
NGC 3228
VELA
NGC 3228 lies 4.6° southwest of Peregrini , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3228 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -82° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -87° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 78° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 17° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 38°N, and never sets south of 38°S.
The distance to NGC 3228 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3228
5 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3330, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 3105, open cluster, 4.4° NGC 3201, globular cluster, 5.3° NGC 3283, lenticular galaxy, 5.7° IC 2581, open cluster, 6.0°
NGC 3228 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Vela Designations NGC 3228, MWSC 1794, 2MASX J10212483-5143085 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 10h 21.4m Declination (J2000) -51° 43′ Magnitude 6.0 (B 6.1) Apparent size 6.6′ Radial velocity 14 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month April Catalog page NGC 3001 to 3500
