NGC 3256A - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Vela

NGC 3256A is a Barred Spiral Galaxy in the Vela constellation. NGC 3256A 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 3256A 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).

Key facts about NGC 3256A

Available Resources for NGC 3256A - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Vela

• Photometric information of NGC 3256A
• Apparent size of NGC 3256A
• Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 3256A
• NGC 3256A morphological classification.
• Celestial coordinates and finder charts of NGC 3256A.
• Rise and set times of NGC 3256A from your location.

Photometric information of NGC 3256A

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3256A 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 3256A.

Apparent size of NGC 3256A

The following table reports NGC 3256A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3256A is a visual representation of it.

NGC 3256A - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Vela morphological classification

NGC 3256A - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Vela is classified as Barred Spiral (Bm) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3256A - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Vela in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 3256A

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3256A are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3256A 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 and set times of NGC 3256A from your location

NGC 3256A - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Vela is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt