Galaxy NGC 3198

NGC 3198
NGC 3198: Galaxie in Ursa Major; 500 mm Cassegrain f/7.2; SBIG STL11K; 890-240-240-240 min LRGB; Bernese Highlands; © 2015 Radek Chromik [32]

Object Description

The galaxy NGC 3198 was discovered on 15 January 1788 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel with his self-built 18.7 inch f/12.8 reflecting telescope in Slough, England. [277] Distances of this spiral galaxy of the morphological type S_AB range from 11 Mpc to 17 Mpc. [145]

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 3198
Type Gx (SBc)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 10h 19m 54.9s
Declination (J2000.0) +45° 33' 00"
Diameter 8.5 × 3.3 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude 10.9 mag
Visual magnitude 10.3 mag
Surface brightness 13.8 mag·arcmin-2
Position Angle 35°
Redshift (z) 0.002212
Distance derived from z 9.34 Mpc
Metric Distance 13.990 Mpc
Dreyer Description pB, vL, mE 45°, vgbM
Identification, Remarks UGC 5572, MCG 8-19-20, CGCG 240-30

Finder Chart

The galaxy NGC 3198 is located in the constellation Ursa Maior. The best viewing time is December to June when it is highest at night.

Finder Chart Galaxy NGC 3198
Galaxy NGC 3198 in constellation Ursa Maior. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

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