NGC 3547 is a spiral galaxy in Leo, 69 million light-years away
NGC 3547 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo , 69 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.8 and spans 1.7′ × 46″ of sky, about 34,700 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 3547 from Chertan
Chertan
NGC 3547
LEO
NGC 3547 lies 4.8° south of Chertan , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3547 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 40° 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: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -36° 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 79°S, and never sets north of 79°N.
NGC 3547 is 69 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3547 tonight left it about 69 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3547
352 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3593, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° M65 Leo Triplet, early spiral galaxy, 3.2° M66 Leo Triplet, spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 3666, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 3628, barred spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 3489, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 3596, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 3692, spiral galaxy, 4.7°
NGC 3547 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3547, 2MASX J11095594+1043146, MCG +02-29-007, PGC 033866, SDSS J110955.94+104315.0, SDSS J110955.95+104315.0, UGC 06209 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 09.9m Declination (J2000) +10° 43′ Magnitude 12.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 46″ Position angle 6° True size 34,700 light-years Distance 69 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,588 km/s, redshift 0.00531 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
