NGC 3274 is a late spiral galaxy in Leo
NGC 3274 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo . It shines at magnitude 12.8 and spans 1.6′ × 49″. 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 3274 from Algieba
Algieba
NGC 3274
LEO
NGC 3274 lies 8.3° north of Algieba , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 3274 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 52° 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: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 88° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -88° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -39° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.
The distance to NGC 3274 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3274
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3277, early spiral galaxy, 51′ NGC 3245, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 3254, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 3344, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3414, lenticular galaxy, 4.2° NGC 3301, lenticular galaxy, 5.9° NGC 3352, lenticular galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 3274 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3274, 2MASX J10321728+2740075, IRAS 10294+2755, MCG +05-25-020, PGC 031122, UGC 05721 Type late spiral galaxy (Scd) Right ascension (J2000) 10h 32.3m Declination (J2000) +27° 40′ Magnitude 12.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 49″ Position angle 93° Radial velocity 535 km/s, redshift 0.00178 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3001 to 3500
