NGC 2672 is an elliptical galaxy in Cancer, 211 million light-years away
NGC 2672 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cancer , 211 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 3.2′ × 2.9′ of sky, about 196,200 light-years across. 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 2672 from Pollux
Pollux
NGC 2672
CANCER
NGC 2672 lies 17.2° southeast of Pollux , the magnitude 1.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2672 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° 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: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 86° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -87° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° 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 71°S, and never sets north of 71°N.
NGC 2672 is 211 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2672 tonight left it about 211 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2672
88 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M44 Beehive Cluster, open cluster, 2.2° NGC 2749, elliptical galaxy, 3.9° NGC 2648, early spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 2599, early spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 2595, late spiral galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 2672 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2672, 2MASX J08492189+1904298, MCG +03-23-010, PGC 024790, SDSS J084921.87+190429.9, UGC 04619 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 49.4m Declination (J2000) +19° 04′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.2′ × 2.9′ Position angle 100° True size 196,200 light-years Distance 211 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,312 km/s, redshift 0.01448 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
