NGC 3682 is a lenticular galaxy in Draco
NGC 3682 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 2.2′ × 1.4′. 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 3682 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 3682
DRACO
NGC 3682 lies 5.5° northeast of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3682 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 59° 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: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 69° 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: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 50° 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: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 43° 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: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 42° 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: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 34° 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: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° 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: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 13° 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: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° 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: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 16° 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°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° 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: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -4° 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: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -23° 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: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -53° 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.
The distance to NGC 3682 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3682
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3735, late spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4125, elliptical galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4128, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4256, spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 4236, barred spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 3359, late spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 4041, spiral galaxy, 5.8° IC 2574 Coddington's Nebula, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 3682 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 3682, 2MASX J11274119+6635232, IRAS 11247+6651, MCG +11-14-027, PGC 035266, SDSS J112741.19+663523.4, UGC 06459 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 27.7m Declination (J2000) +66° 35′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.4′ Position angle 93° Radial velocity 1,539 km/s, redshift 0.00515 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
