Emission nebula
NGC 3199 (NGC3199)
In Carina (Car) • Magnitude 99.0 • 20 arcminutes
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Wolf-Rayet emission nebula in Carina.
NGC 3199 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 3199 |
| Type | Emission nebula |
| Constellation | Carina (Car) |
| Right ascension | 10h 17m 24s |
| Declination | -57° 55' 20" |
| Apparent magnitude | 99.00 |
| Angular size | 20.0 × 15.0 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | Below horizon |
| Best imaging months | Feb, Mar, Apr |
How to image NGC 3199
NGC 3199 sits in the constellation Carina at right ascension 10h 17m 24s and declination -57° 55' 20". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window. As an emission nebula, NGC 3199 responds very well to dual-narrowband filters under city skies.