NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra
NGC 3285 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Hydra constellation. NGC 3285 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere.
Given its visual magnitude of 12.08, NGC 3285 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
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Magnitude V (Visual, 551nm) 12.08
Magnitude J (IR 1220nm) 9.56
Surface Brightness 23.8 mag/arcsec2
NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra morphological classification
NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra is classified as Spiral (SAa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra, Spiral (SAa).
Simplified finder chart for NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra.
Today's NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Azimuth: 117.5° RISE 22:49
RIGHT NOW NGC 3285 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom