NGC 3507 is a barred spiral galaxy in Leo
NGC 3507 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.9′ × 2.5′. 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 3507 from Zosma
Zosma
NGC 3507
LEO
NGC 3507 lies 3.5° southwest of Zosma , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3507 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -40° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
The distance to NGC 3507 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3507
85 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3457, elliptical galaxy, 2.1° NGC 3599, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 3605, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 3607, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 3608, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 3485, spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 3626, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 3370, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.0°
NGC 3507 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3507, 2MASX J11032539+1808072, MCG +03-28-053, PGC 033390, SDSS J110325.36+180807.5, UGC 06123 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 03.4m Declination (J2000) +18° 08′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 2.5′ Position angle 95° Radial velocity 978 km/s, redshift 0.00326 Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
