NGC 3732 is a lenticular galaxy in Crater
NGC 3732 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Crater . It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 1.3′ × 1.1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
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 3732 from δ Crt
δ Crt
NGC 3732
CRATER
NGC 3732 lies 6.1° northeast of δ Crt , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3732 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 11° 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: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° 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: -30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -43° 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: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -72° 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: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° 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: -31° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -25° 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.
The distance to NGC 3732 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 3732
73 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3771, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° NGC 3672, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 3854, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 3636, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 3892, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 3818, elliptical galaxy, 4.2°
NGC 3732 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Crater Designations NGC 3732, 2MASX J11341393-0950444, IRAS 11316-0934, MCG -02-30-005, PGC 035734 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 34.2m Declination (J2000) -09° 51′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 1.1′ Position angle 89° Radial velocity 1,696 km/s, redshift 0.00567 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
