NGC 2616 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra, 332 million light-years away
NGC 2616 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 332 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.4′ × 59″ of sky, about 138,100 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 2616 from ζ Hya
ζ Hya
NGC 2616
HYDRA
NGC 2616 lies 9.2° southwest of ζ Hya , the magnitude 3.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2616 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -28° 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: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 78° 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: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 88° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -88° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 31° 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: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 1° 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 88°N.
NGC 2616 is 332 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2616 tonight left it about 332 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2616
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2616 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2616, 2MASX J08353408-0151002, MCG +00-22-021, PGC 024129, UGC 04489 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 35.6m Declination (J2000) -01° 51′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 59″ Position angle 147° True size 138,100 light-years Distance 332 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 9,026 km/s, redshift 0.03057 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
