NGC 2549 is a lenticular galaxy in Lynx, 41 million light-years away
NGC 2549 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Lynx , 41 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.1 and spans 3.6′ × 55″ of sky, about 43,200 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 2549 from ο UMa
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NGC 2549
LYNX
NGC 2549 lies 3.3° southwest of ο UMa , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2549 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -31° 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 32°S, and never sets north of 32°N.
NGC 2549 is 41 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2549 tonight left it about 41 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2549
34 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2549 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lynx Designations NGC 2549, 2MASX J08185834+5748111, MCG +10-12-124, PGC 023313, SDSS J081858.35+574810.9, UGC 04313 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 19.0m Declination (J2000) +57° 48′ Magnitude 11.1 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.6′ × 55″ Position angle 179° True size 43,200 light-years Distance 41 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,062 km/s, redshift 0.00354 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
