NGC 2706 is a spiral galaxy in Hydra, 103 million light-years away
NGC 2706 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 103 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.7′ × 34″ of sky, about 49,900 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 2706 from Alphard
Alphard
NGC 2706
HYDRA
NGC 2706 lies 9.9° northwest of Alphard , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2706 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -84° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 65° 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: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -2° 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 87°N.
NGC 2706 is 103 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2706 tonight left it about 103 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2706
34 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2698, lenticular galaxy, 38′ NGC 2695, lenticular galaxy, 40′ NGC 2708, mixed spiral galaxy, 48′ NGC 2616, lenticular galaxy, 5.2° NGC 2713, barred spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 2716, lenticular galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 2706 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2706, 2MASX J08561231-0233483, IRAS 08536-0222, MCG +00-23-017, PGC 025102, UGC 04680 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 56.2m Declination (J2000) -02° 34′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 34″ Position angle 168° True size 49,900 light-years Distance 103 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,640 km/s, redshift 0.00548 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
