NGC 3756 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 68 million light-years away
NGC 3756 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 68 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 1.9′ × 58″ of sky, about 37,700 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 3756 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 3756
URSA MAJOR
NGC 3756 lies 2.6° west of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3756 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -57° 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 36°S, and never sets north of 36°N.
NGC 3756 is 68 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3756 tonight left it about 68 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3756
92 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3738, irregular galaxy, 16′ NGC 3733, mixed spiral galaxy, 37′ NGC 3729, early spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 3718, early spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 3780, late spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 3921, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 3913, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 3888, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3°
NGC 3756 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 3756, 2MASX J11364797+5417372, IRAS 11340+5434, MCG +09-19-134, PGC 035931, SDSS J113648.01+541736.7, SDSS J113648.01+541736.8, SDSS J113648.02+541736.8 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 36.8m Declination (J2000) +54° 18′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 21.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 58″ Position angle 179° True size 37,700 light-years Distance 68 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,283 km/s, redshift 0.00429 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
