NGC 3903 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 3903 is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Centaurus constellation. NGC 3903 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 3903 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).
Key facts about NGC 3903
NGC 3903 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -0.6°
Azimuth: 195.2°
Direction: South-South-West
See also NGC 3903 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 13.47, NGC 3903 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 3903
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 3903 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 3903.
Apparent size of NGC 3903
The following table reports NGC 3903 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 3903 is a visual representation of it.NGC 3903 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Centaurus morphological classification
NGC 3903 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Centaurus is classified as Intermediate Spiral (SABc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3903 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Centaurus 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 3903
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 3903 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 3903 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 and set times of NGC 3903 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 3903 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Centaurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):