NGC 2563 is a lenticular galaxy in Cancer, 196 million light-years away
NGC 2563 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cancer , 196 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 2′ × 1.7′ of sky, about 114,900 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 2563 from Pollux
Pollux
NGC 2563
CANCER
NGC 2563 lies 10.6° southeast of Pollux , the magnitude 1.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2563 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 87° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -10° 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: -86° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -59° 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: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -11° 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 69°S, and never sets north of 69°N.
NGC 2563 is 196 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2563 tonight left it about 196 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2563
194 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2565, spiral galaxy, 59′ NGC 2545, early spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 2577, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2595, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° IC 2281, star, 2.2° NGC 2554, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 2599, early spiral galaxy, 3.1° M44 Beehive Cluster, open cluster, 4.8°
NGC 2563 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2563, 2MASX J08203567+2104042, MCG +04-20-033, PGC 023404, SDSS J082035.68+210404.0, SDSS J082035.68+210404.1, UGC 04347 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 20.6m Declination (J2000) +21° 04′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.7′ Position angle 79° True size 114,900 light-years Distance 196 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,475 km/s, redshift 0.01504 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
