NGC 2674 is an early spiral galaxy in Hydra
NGC 2674 (PGC 024785) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1′ × 29″. 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 2674 from Alphard
Alphard
NGC 2674
HYDRA
NGC 2674 lies 11.0° southwest of Alphard , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2674 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -84° 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: -8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -85° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -64° 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°: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -54° 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: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 83° 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: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 6° 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 76°N, and never sets south of 76°S.
The distance to NGC 2674 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2674
12 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2674 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2674, PGC 024785, 2MASX J08491322-1417384 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 49.2m Declination (J2000) -14° 18′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 24.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 29″ Position angle 65° Radial velocity 5,308 km/s, redshift 0.01786 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
