How to find NGC3184
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Ursa Major as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC3184.
NGC3184 is 12° above the horizon toward the Northeast.
Use Ursa Major as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 5.1
From Merak, move about 2.1° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 5.1.
field star · mag 6.8
From field star · mag 5.1, move about 6.9° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 6.8.
Tania Borealis
From field star · mag 6.8, move about 6.3° toward the south until you reach Tania Borealis.
NGC3184
From Tania Borealis, move about 1.5° toward the south until you reach NGC3184. This is the target field.
