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NGC 3576 - HII Ionized region in Carina

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -43.69°   Az: 138.71°   Direction: South-East

NGC 3576 is a HII Ionized region in the Carina constellation. NGC 3576 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 3576 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 3576 - HII Ionized region in Carina star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3576 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3 arcmin) and minor (3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 12m 37s
-61° 30’ 04”
17h 57m 30s
05h 10m 07s

J2000

11h 11m 31s
-61° 21’ 47”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3576 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 3576 - HII Ionized region in Carina.

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Finder chart for NGC 3576 - HII Ionized region in Carina.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3576 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3576 is a visual representation of it.
3 arcmin
3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 3576 - HII Ionized region in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK