NGC 2532 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Lynx
NGC 2532 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx . It shines at magnitude 12.6 and spans 1.7′ × 1.4′. 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 2532 from Pollux
Pollux
NGC 2532
LYNX
NGC 2532 lies 8.0° northeast of Pollux , the magnitude 1.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2532 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -17° 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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
The distance to NGC 2532 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2532
23 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2532 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lynx Designations NGC 2532, 2MASX J08101519+3357233, IRAS 08070+3406, MCG +06-18-013, PGC 022922, SDSS J081015.17+335723.8, SDSS J081015.18+335723.8, UGC 04256 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 10.3m Declination (J2000) +33° 57′ Magnitude 12.6 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1.4′ Position angle 26° Radial velocity 5,200 km/s, redshift 0.0175 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
