NGC 3503 - Reflection Nebula in Carina
NGC 3503 is a Reflection Nebula in the Carina constellation. NGC 3503 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
- NGC 3503 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom . See also rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 3503
The following table reports NGC 3503 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3503 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 3503
The image below is a photograph of NGC 3503 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).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 3503
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3503 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3503 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 3503 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 3503 - Reflection Nebula in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom