NGC 3652 is a late spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 78 million light-years away
NGC 3652 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 78 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.6 and spans 2.5′ × 46″ of sky, about 56,000 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 3652 from ν UMa
ν UMa
NGC 3652
URSA MAJOR
NGC 3652 lies 4.7° north of ν UMa , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3652 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 52°S, and never sets north of 52°N.
NGC 3652 is 78 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3652 tonight left it about 78 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3652
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3658, lenticular galaxy, 50′ NGC 3665, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 3813, spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 3600, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 3675, spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 3652 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 3652, 2MASX J11223905+3745541, IRAS 11199+3802, MCG +06-25-055, PGC 034917, SDSS J112239.02+374554.3, SDSS J112239.03+374554.3, SDSS J112239.03+374554.4 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 22.7m Declination (J2000) +37° 46′ Magnitude 12.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 46″ Position angle 153° True size 56,000 light-years Distance 78 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,995 km/s, redshift 0.00667 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
