NGC 2708 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Hydra, 127 million light-years away
NGC 2708 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 127 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.9 and spans 2.9′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 108,300 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 2708 from Alphard
Alphard
NGC 2708
HYDRA
NGC 2708 lies 9.4° northwest of Alphard , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2708 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° 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: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 2° 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: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -47° 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: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 3° 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: -63° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° 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: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° 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: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -65° 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: 81° 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: -33° 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: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° 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: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -49° 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: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 53° 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: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -41° 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 2708 is 127 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2708 tonight left it about 127 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2708
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2708 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2708, 2MASX J08560804-0321363, IRAS 08535-0309, MCG +00-23-015, PGC 025097 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 56.1m Declination (J2000) -03° 22′ Magnitude 11.9 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 1.1′ Position angle 18° True size 108,300 light-years Distance 127 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,994 km/s, redshift 0.00667 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
