In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Carina
- NGC 3372 (Carina Nebula) - HII Ionized region
- NGC 3532 (Wishing Well Cluster) - Open Cluster
- NGC 2516 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3114 - Open Cluster
- IC 2581 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3293 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2808 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 3572 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3324 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 2488 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3247 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 3519 - Open Cluster
- Mel101 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3496 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3590 - Open Cluster
- IC 2714 - Open Cluster
- Mel105 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 2553 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 2501 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 2448 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 3211 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 3255 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3136 - Galaxy
- IC 2621 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 3059 - Galaxy
- NGC 2822 - Galaxy
- NGC 2887 - Galaxy
- NGC 2836 - Galaxy
- NGC 2417 - Galaxy
- NGC 2502 - Galaxy
- IC 2554 - Galaxy
- NGC 2369 - Galaxy
- NGC 2788 - Galaxy
- NGC 2842 - Galaxy
- NGC 3136B - Galaxy
- NGC 2381 - Galaxy
- NGC 2369A - Galaxy
- IC 2200 - Galaxy
- NGC 2369B - Galaxy
- NGC 2788B - Galaxy
- NGC 3136A - Galaxy
- IC 2596 - Galaxy
- NGC 3036 - Open Cluster
- NGC 3581 - HII Ionized region
- IC 2220 (Toby Jug Nebula) - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 3603 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 2504 - Other Classification
- NGC 3586 - Nebula
- NGC 3584 - Nebula
- NGC 3582 - Nebula
- IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) - Open Cluster
- NGC 3579 - Nebula
- NGC 3576 - HII Ionized region
- IC 2599 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 3503 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2609 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2640 - Galaxy
- NGC 2714 - Galaxy
- NGC 3199 - Nebula
- IC 2195 - Other Classification
NGC 3136A - Irregular Galaxy in Carina
NGC 3136A is a Irregular Galaxy in the Carina constellation. NGC 3136A is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
- NGC 3136A is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom . See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 15.6, NGC 3136A is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of NGC 3136A
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3136A in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 3136A.
Apparent size of NGC 3136A
The following table reports NGC 3136A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3136A is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 3136A
The image below is a photograph of NGC 3136A from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
NGC 3136A - Irregular Galaxy in Carina morphological classification
NGC 3136A - Irregular Galaxy in Carina is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3136A - Irregular Galaxy in Carina in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 3136A
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3136A are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3136A in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 3136A from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 3136A - Irregular Galaxy in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom