NGC 3278

Galaxy Fair (36/100)

Spiral

NGC 3278 Galaxy Antlia (Ant) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

Star Map Add to List Add to Plan Back to Catalog

Properties

Magnitude —

Angular Size 1.4′ × 1.0′

Position Angle 60°

Distance 138.80 million ly

Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)

Description

F, S, R, D* nf

Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 31m 36.0s

Dec -39° 57' 00.0"

Constellation Antlia (Ant)

Catalog NGC 3278

Visibility

Set a location in User Settings to see visibility data.

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 3278 · 1.4′×1.0′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

Morphology Decoder

Redshift

Inclination & True Shape

Size Comparator

Light Travel Time Machine

Relativistic Travel

Survey Image

Loading survey image…