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NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -37.84°   Az: 119.99°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 3201 is a Globular Cluster in the Vela constellation. NGC 3201 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 8.24, NGC 3201 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3201 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3201 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (9.6 arcmin) and minor (9.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 18m 38s
-46° 32’ 08”
17h 35m 34s
03h 54m 12s

J2000

10h 17m 36s
-46° 24’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3201 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela.

Finder chart NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3201 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).

9.18
8.24

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3201 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3201 is a visual representation of it.
9.6 arcmin
9.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 3201 - Globular Cluster in Vela is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK