NGC 3301 is a lenticular galaxy in Leo
NGC 3301 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo . It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 3.6′ × 1.1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 3301 from Algieba
Algieba
NGC 3301
LEO
NGC 3301 lies 4.5° northeast of Algieba , the magnitude 2.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3301 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 88° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -88° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 68°S, and never sets north of 68°N.
The distance to NGC 3301 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3301
43 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3287, barred spiral galaxy, 33′ NGC 3352, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 3344, spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 3226, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3227, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3437, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 3193, elliptical galaxy, 4.3° NGC 3189, early spiral galaxy, 4.4°
NGC 3301 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3301, 2MASX J10365603+2152557, IRAS 10341+2208, MCG +04-25-035, PGC 031497, UGC 05767 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 10h 36.9m Declination (J2000) +21° 53′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.6′ × 1.1′ Position angle 53° Radial velocity 1,331 km/s, redshift 0.00445 Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3001 to 3500
