NGC 3579 - Nebula in Carina
NGC 3579 is a Nebula in the Carina constellation. NGC 3579 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
NGC 3579 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -32.7°
Azimuth: 209.9°
Direction: South-South-West
See also NGC 3579 rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 3579
The following table reports NGC 3579 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3579 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 3579
The image below is a photograph of NGC 3579 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 0.66666666666667x0.66666666666667 degrees (40x40 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 3579
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3579 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3579 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 3579 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 3579 - Nebula in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom