NGC 2526 is an early spiral galaxy in Cancer, 236 million light-years away
NGC 2526 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer , 236 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 55″ × 28″ of sky, about 62,300 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 2526 from Procyon
Procyon
NGC 2526
CANCER
NGC 2526 lies 7.4° east of Procyon , the magnitude 0.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2526 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° 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: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 0° 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 82°S.
NGC 2526 is 236 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2526 tonight left it about 236 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2526
23 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2526 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2526, 2MASX J08065862+0800138, IRAS 08042+0808, MCG +01-21-012, PGC 022778, SDSS J080658.62+080014.1, UGC 04231 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 07.0m Declination (J2000) +08° 00′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 55″ × 28″ Position angle 137° True size 62,300 light-years Distance 236 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,425 km/s, redshift 0.01487 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
