NGC 2564 is a lenticular galaxy in Puppis
NGC 2564 (ESO 562-001) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Puppis . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.4′ × 52″. 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 2564 from Tureis
Tureis
NGC 2564
PUPPIS
NGC 2564 lies 3.5° northeast of Tureis , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2564 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -85° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -50° 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: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 87° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -4° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 68°N, and never sets south of 68°S.
The distance to NGC 2564 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2564
8 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 2367, spiral galaxy, 3.3° IC 2311, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 2613, spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 2566, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 2509, open cluster, 5.0° NGC 2559, barred spiral galaxy, 5.6° NGC 2482, open cluster, 5.9°
NGC 2564 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2564, ESO 562-001, 2MASX J08183000-2148580, PGC 023290 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 18.5m Declination (J2000) -21° 49′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 52″ Position angle 60° Radial velocity 5,064 km/s, redshift 0.01703 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
