Polarissima Borealis (NGC 3172)
Polarissima Borealis (NGC 3172) is a galaxy in the constellation Ursa Minor, magnitude 15.0 (blue), 1.1′ × 1.0′ across.
A 15.0-magnitude (B-band) lenticular galaxy (S0) in Ursa Minor, about 1.1′ × 1′.
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around April, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in March). It can be seen from everywhere north of 1°S and never sets north of 1°N.
At its highest it stands 51° up from 50°N, 36° up from 35°N, 1° up from the equator, below the horizon from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Ursa Minor
- Designations
- NGC 3172
- Magnitude
- 15.0 (blue)
- Apparent size
- 1.1′ × 1.0′
- Position
- RA 11h 47.2m, Dec +89° 6′ (J2000)
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