NGC 2582 is a spiral galaxy in Cancer
NGC 2582 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer . It shines at magnitude 13.1 and spans 1.2′ × 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 2582 from Pollux
Pollux
NGC 2582
CANCER
NGC 2582 lies 11.9° southeast of Pollux , the magnitude 1.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2582 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 34° 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: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 70° 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: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 80° 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: 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: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 89° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 9° 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: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 2° 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: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -29° 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: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -87° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° 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: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -63° 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: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -8° 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: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -70° 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 70°S, and never sets north of 70°N.
The distance to NGC 2582 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2582
201 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2595, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 2563, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° IC 2281, star, 2.1° NGC 2565, spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 2577, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 2599, early spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 2545, early spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 2554, lenticular galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 2582 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2582, 2MASX J08251207+2020052, MCG +04-20-050, PGC 023630, SDSS J082512.06+202005.0, SDSS J082512.06+202005.1, SDSS J082512.07+202005.1, UGC 04391 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 25.2m Declination (J2000) +20° 20′ Magnitude 13.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 135° Radial velocity 4,418 km/s, redshift 0.01484 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
