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NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:51 | Tran: 10:30 | Set: 17:10
Alt: 25.84°   Az: 110.79°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 3427 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Leo constellation. NGC 3427 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 14, NGC 3427 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3427 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 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3427 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.3 arcmin) and minor (0.83 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 52m 43s
+08° 10’ 00”
20h 07m 09s
06h 59m 52s

J2000

10h 51m 25s
+08° 17’ 55”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3427 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 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo.

Finder chart NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3427 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).

14
11.15
10.43
10.14

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 3427.

23.15 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3427 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3427 is a visual representation of it.
1.3 arcmin
0.83 arcmin
77°

Morphological Classification

NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo is classified as Lenticular (S0-Aa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo, Lenticular (S0-Aa).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 3427 - Lenticular Galaxy in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.8°
Max altitude: 46.7°
Azimuth: 278.2°