NGC 3706
DSS image of NGC 3706
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 3706, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 3706

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  11.3
Size  3.1' x 1.8' @ 78°
Right Ascension  11h 29' 44.4"  (2000)
Declination  36° 23' 29" S
Constellation  Centaurus
Description  pB, cS, R, psmbM
Classification  E-SO
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Dec 12, 2021    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Small, 1' diameter, quite faint, brighter to the center with no notable core
Other Data Sources for NGC 3706
Nearby objects for NGC 3706
5 objects found within 120'
HD 98993 HD 99322 HD 99333
NGC 3742 NGC 3749
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NGC 3706