NGC 3622 is a late spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 60 million light-years away
NGC 3622 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 60 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.1 and spans 1.3′ × 31″ of sky, about 21,800 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 3622 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 3622
URSA MAJOR
NGC 3622 lies 5.8° north of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3622 is highest in the evening in April
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JAN at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -52° 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 23°S, and never sets north of 23°N.
NGC 3622 is 60 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3622 tonight left it about 60 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3622
34 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3682, lenticular galaxy, 59′ NGC 3735, late spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4128, lenticular galaxy, 4.8° IC 2574 Coddington's Nebula, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4125, elliptical galaxy, 5.2° NGC 3359, late spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 3516, lenticular galaxy, 5.4° NGC 4236, barred spiral galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 3622 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 3622, 2MASX J11201242+6714304, IRAS 11171+6730, PGC 034692, SDSS J112012.35+671429.7, SDSS J112012.36+671429.7, SDSS J112012.37+671429.6, SDSS J112012.53+671429.1 Type late spiral galaxy (Scd) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 20.2m Declination (J2000) +67° 14′ Magnitude 13.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 31″ Position angle 9° True size 21,800 light-years Distance 60 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,314 km/s, redshift 0.00439 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
