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NGC 3199 - Nebula in Carina

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -31.38°   Az: 213.94°   Direction: South-West

NGC 3199 is a Nebula in the Carina constellation. NGC 3199 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3199 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 0.6667x0.6667 degrees (40.00x40.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 3199 - Nebula in Carina star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3199 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (20 arcmin) and minor (15 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 18m 18s
-58° 02’ 58”
04h 16m 59s
14h 35m 17s

J2000

10h 17m 23s
-57° 55’ 19”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3199 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 3199 - Nebula in Carina.

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Finder chart for NGC 3199 - Nebula in Carina.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3199 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3199 is a visual representation of it.
20 arcmin
15 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 3199 - Nebula in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK