NGC 3705 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Leo, 60 million light-years away
NGC 3705 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo , 60 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 10.9 and spans 4.3′ × 1.7′ of sky, about 75,600 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 3705 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 3705
LEO
NGC 3705 lies 7.0° southwest of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3705 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -39° 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 81°S.
NGC 3705 is 60 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3705 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 3705
358 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3692, spiral galaxy, 27′ NGC 3666, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 3810, late spiral galaxy, 3.5° M66 Leo Triplet, spiral galaxy, 4.4° M65 Leo Triplet, early spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 3628, barred spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 3593, lenticular galaxy, 5.2° NGC 3604, early spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 3705 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3705, 2MASX J11300745+0916358, IRAS 11275+0933, MCG +02-29-039, PGC 035440, UGC 06498 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 30.1m Declination (J2000) +09° 17′ Magnitude 10.9 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.3′ × 1.7′ Position angle 121° True size 75,600 light-years Distance 60 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,004 km/s, redshift 0.00335 Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
