NGC 2704 is an early spiral galaxy in Lynx
NGC 2704 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 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 2704 from α Lyn
α Lyn
NGC 2704
LYNX
NGC 2704 lies 7.0° northwest of α Lyn , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2704 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 85° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -86° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -28° 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 51°S, and never sets north of 51°N.
The distance to NGC 2704 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2704
34 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2704 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lynx Designations NGC 2704, 2MASX J08564772+3922554, MCG +07-19-005, PGC 025134, SDSS J085647.69+392255.8, SDSS J085647.69+392255.9, UGC 04678 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 56.8m Declination (J2000) +39° 23′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ Position angle 120° Radial velocity 7,036 km/s, redshift 0.02375 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
