NGC 3424 is a barred spiral galaxy in Leo Minor, 61 million light-years away
NGC 3424 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor , 61 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.5′ × 47″ of sky, about 44,500 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 3424 from ν UMa
ν UMa
NGC 3424
LEO MINOR
NGC 3424 lies 5.6° west of ν UMa , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3424 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -85° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -45° 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 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
NGC 3424 is 61 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3424 tonight left it about 61 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3424
58 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3430, late spiral galaxy, 6′ NGC 3396, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 24′ NGC 3395, late spiral galaxy, 25′ NGC 3381, barred spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 3432, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3486, late spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 3414, lenticular galaxy, 4.9° NGC 3294, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.4°
NGC 3424 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Minor Designations NGC 3424, 2MASX J10514632+3254024, IRAS 10489+3309, MCG +06-24-025, PGC 032584, UGC 05972 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 10h 51.8m Declination (J2000) +32° 54′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 47″ Position angle 111° True size 44,500 light-years Distance 61 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,499 km/s, redshift 0.00501 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3001 to 3500
