Galaxy NGC 3198

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, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Designation	NGC 3198
Type	Gx (SBc)
Right Ascension	10^h 19^m 54.9^s
Declination	+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	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 Major. The best viewing time is December to June when it is highest at night.

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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