NGC 2525 is a late spiral galaxy in Puppis, 81 million light-years away
NGC 2525 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Puppis , 81 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 3.1′ × 2.2′ of sky, about 72,700 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 2525 from Sirius
Sirius
NGC 2525
PUPPIS
NGC 2525 lies 20.2° east of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2525 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 13° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 79°N, and never sets south of 79°S.
NGC 2525 is 81 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2525 tonight left it about 81 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2525
12 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2517, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 2506, open cluster, 1.5° NGC 2539, open cluster, 1.9° NGC 2542, double star, 2.0° NGC 2578, lenticular galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 2525 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2525, 2MASX J08053803-1125372, IRAS 08032-1117, MCG -02-21-004, PGC 022721, UGCA 135 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 05.6m Declination (J2000) -11° 26′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.1′ × 2.2′ Position angle 71° True size 72,700 light-years Distance 81 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,578 km/s, redshift 0.00527 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
