NGC 2578 is a lenticular galaxy in Puppis
NGC 2578 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Puppis . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 2.2′ × 1.1′. 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 2578 from Tureis
Tureis
NGC 2578
PUPPIS
NGC 2578 lies 11.5° north of Tureis , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2578 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -85° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 86° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -50° 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: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 83° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -10° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to NGC 2578 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2578
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2542, double star, 2.5° NGC 2539, open cluster, 2.7° NGC 2612, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 2525, late spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 2517, lenticular galaxy, 4.6° IC 2367, spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 2506, open cluster, 5.8°
NGC 2578 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2578, 2MASX J08212426-1319045, MCG -02-22-002, PGC 023440 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 21.4m Declination (J2000) -13° 19′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 83° Radial velocity 4,521 km/s, redshift 0.01519 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
