NGC 2710 is a barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 127 million light-years away
NGC 2710 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 127 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2′ × 58″ of sky, about 74,700 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 2710 from θ UMa
θ UMa
NGC 2710
URSA MAJOR
NGC 2710 lies 6.3° northwest of θ UMa , the magnitude 3.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2710 is highest in the evening in March
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JAN at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 83° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -35° 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 34°S, and never sets north of 34°N.
NGC 2710 is 127 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2710 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 2710
30 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2701, late spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 2685 Helix Galaxy, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 2693, elliptical galaxy, 4.4° NGC 2681, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 2768, elliptical galaxy, 4.6° NGC 2654, barred spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 2742, late spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 2841, barred spiral galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 2710 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 2710, 2MASX J08594833+5542231, IRAS 08560+5554, MCG +09-15-066, PGC 025258, SDSS J085948.41+554222.5, UGC 04705 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 59.8m Declination (J2000) +55° 42′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 58″ Position angle 119° True size 74,700 light-years Distance 127 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,570 km/s, redshift 0.00861 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
