About NGC 3247
NGC 3247 is a trash nebula. It sits in the constellation Car and shines at apparent magnitude 7.6.
Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Trash nebula 14 EP
NGC 3247
RA 156.0583° · Dec -57.7633° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesTrash 15 pts → Common
- Nebula +8
- Bright deep-sky object +6
Total score 14
1 more point to reach Common.
Badges
- Nebula · +8
- Bright deep-sky object · +6
Trivia
Cosmic context
- Stellar nursery. Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.
Properties
- constellation
- Car
- dso type
- HII
- mag
- 7.6
- name
- NGC 3247
How to see it
Look for NGC 3247 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 7.6, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, NGC 3247 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why NGC 3247 is a trash nebula
NGC 3247 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Nebula and Bright deep-sky object — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.