Spiral galaxy · Ursa Major
NGC 3077 The Garland Galaxy
mag 9.95.2′ across
About
NGC 3077, the Garland Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 9.9 in Ursa Major, about 5.2′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 3077 is in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Best evenings: around early April it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 11° S.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A faint oval glow with a brighter middle — no spiral arms without a camera.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 3077, PGC 29146, UGC 5398 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (S?) |
| Magnitude | 9.9The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 5.2′ × 4.3′position angle 49°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 22.8 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 03m 19.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 44′ 02″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →