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NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.55°   Az: 352.03°   Direction: North

NGC 3614A is a Spiral Galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 3614A is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 16, NGC 3614A is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 3614A 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 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 3614A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.69 arcmin) and minor (0.62 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 19m 34s
+45° 34’ 50”
11h 14m 40s
22h 34m 14s

J2000

11h 18m 11s
+45° 43’ 00”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3614A 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 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major.

Finder chart NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3614A 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).

16

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 3614A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3614A is a visual representation of it.
0.69 arcmin
0.62 arcmin
34°

Morphological Classification

NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major is classified as Spiral (SAm) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major, Spiral (SAm).
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

NGC 3614A - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major is circumpolar and transits at 08:19 UTC (altitude: 84.1°)