NGC 3693 is a spiral galaxy in Crater
NGC 3693 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Crater . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 2.3′ × 45″. 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 3693 from δ Crt
δ Crt
NGC 3693
CRATER
NGC 3693 lies 2.7° northeast of δ Crt , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3693 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 38° 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: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -68° 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: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° 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: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -21° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to NGC 3693 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3693
69 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, 3.5° NGC 3672, late spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 3732, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3771, elliptical galaxy, 4.7° NGC 3892, lenticular galaxy, 5.3° NGC 3854, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.7° NGC 3887, spiral galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 3693 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Crater Designations NGC 3693, 2MASX J11281163-1311395, IRAS 11256-1255, MCG -02-29-032, PGC 035299 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 28.2m Declination (J2000) -13° 12′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.3′ × 45″ Position angle 86° Radial velocity 4,946 km/s, redshift 0.01663 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
