NGC 2577 is a lenticular galaxy in Cancer, 119 million light-years away
NGC 2577 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cancer , 119 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 1.6′ × 53″ of sky, about 53,400 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 2577 from Pollux
Pollux
NGC 2577
CANCER
NGC 2577 lies 10.1° southeast of Pollux , the magnitude 1.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2577 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 46° 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: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 56° 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: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 72° 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: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 17° 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: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 9° 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: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 87° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -47° 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: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 77° 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: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -44° 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°: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -67° 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: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -77° 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: -1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 37° 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: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -5° 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: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 10° 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: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -9° 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: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -72° 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 2577 is 119 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2577 tonight left it about 119 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2577
206 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, 51′ NGC 2554, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 2563, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2595, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2599, early spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 2545, early spiral galaxy, 2.3° IC 2281, star, 3.8° M44 Beehive Cluster, open cluster, 5.0°
NGC 2577 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2577, 2MASX J08224347+2233109, MCG +04-20-042, PGC 023498, SDSS J082243.44+223311.0, UGC 04367 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 22.7m Declination (J2000) +22° 33′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 53″ Position angle 105° True size 53,400 light-years Distance 119 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,108 km/s, redshift 0.00705 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
