NGC 2554 is a lenticular galaxy in Cancer, 177 million light-years away
NGC 2554 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cancer , 177 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2′ × 1.3′ of sky, about 105,000 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 2554 from Pollux
Pollux
NGC 2554
CANCER
NGC 2554 lies 8.6° southeast of Pollux , the magnitude 1.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2554 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -12° 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 67°S, and never sets north of 67°N.
NGC 2554 is 177 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2554 tonight left it about 177 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2554
207 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2577, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 2565, spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 2545, early spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 2563, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 2595, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 2599, early spiral galaxy, 3.4° IC 2281, star, 4.6° NGC 2481, lenticular galaxy, 4.7°
NGC 2554 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2554, 2MASX J08175347+2328195, IRAS 08149+2337, MCG +04-20-015, PGC 023256, UGC 04312 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 17.9m Declination (J2000) +23° 28′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.3′ Position angle 154° True size 105,000 light-years Distance 177 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,103 km/s, redshift 0.01378 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
