NGC 3431 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy
NGC 3431 is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Crater constellation. NGC 3431 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.
- NGC 3431 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 11° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 14.3, NGC 3431 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 3431
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3431 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 3431.
Apparent size of NGC 3431
The following table reports NGC 3431 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3431 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 3431
The image below is a photograph of NGC 3431 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 3431 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy morphological classification
NGC 3431 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy is classified as Intermediate Spiral (SABb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3431 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy 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 3431
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3431 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3431 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 3431 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 3431 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):