NGC 2523A is a late spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis, 209 million light-years away
NGC 2523A is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis , 209 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 57″ of sky, about 67,500 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 2523A from Polaris
Polaris
NGC 2523A
CAMELOPARDALIS
NGC 2523A lies 15.9° east of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2523A is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 16°S, and never sets north of 16°N.
NGC 2523A is 209 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2523A tonight left it about 209 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2523A
43 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2523, spiral galaxy, 53′ NGC 2441, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 2551, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2633, spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 2634, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 2629, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° IC 520, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 2314, elliptical galaxy, 3.8°
NGC 2523A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Camelopardalis Designations NGC 2523A, 2MASX J08040850+7402519, MCG +12-08-024, PGC 022649, UGC 04166 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 04.1m Declination (J2000) +74° 03′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 57″ Position angle 80° True size 67,500 light-years Distance 209 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
