NGC 2665 is an early spiral galaxy in Hydra
NGC 2665 (ESO 563-019) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2′ × 1.7′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 2665 from Tureis
Tureis
NGC 2665
HYDRA
NGC 2665 lies 10.2° northeast of Tureis , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2665 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: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -88° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 10° 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 71°N, and never sets south of 71°S.
The distance to NGC 2665 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2665
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2665 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2665, ESO 563-019, 2MASX J08460098-1918105, IRAS 08437-1907, MCG -03-23-004, PGC 024634, UGCA 144 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 46.0m Declination (J2000) -19° 18′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.7′ Position angle 55° Radial velocity 1,736 km/s, redshift 0.0058 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
