NGC 3672 is a late spiral galaxy in Crater, 85 million light-years away
NGC 3672 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Crater , 85 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.3 and spans 2.9′ × 1.7′ of sky, about 72,000 light-years across. 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 3672 from δ Crt
δ Crt
NGC 3672
CRATER
NGC 3672 lies 5.2° north of δ Crt , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3672 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 64° 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: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -42° 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: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -24° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 80°N.
NGC 3672 is 85 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3672 tonight left it about 85 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3672
72 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3636, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 3732, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 3771, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 3854, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 3818, elliptical galaxy, 5.5° NGC 3892, lenticular galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 3672 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Crater Designations NGC 3672, 2MASX J11250247-0947434, IRAS 11225-0931, MCG -02-29-028, PGC 035088, SDSS J112502.43-094743.2, UGCA 235 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 25.0m Declination (J2000) -09° 48′ Magnitude 11.3 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 1.7′ Position angle 7° True size 72,000 light-years Distance 85 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,872 km/s, redshift 0.00626 Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
