NGC 2713 is a barred spiral galaxy in Hydra, 209 million light-years away
NGC 2713 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 209 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 3.4′ × 1.2′ of sky, about 204,800 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 2713 from ζ Hya
ζ Hya
NGC 2713
HYDRA
NGC 2713 lies 3.1° south of ζ Hya , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2713 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -5° 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°: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -28° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 87°S.
NGC 2713 is 209 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2713 tonight left it about 209 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2713
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2713 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2713, 2MASX J08572051+0255171, IRAS 08547+0306, MCG +01-23-006, PGC 025161, SDSS J085720.50+025516.7, UGC 04691 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 57.3m Declination (J2000) +02° 55′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.4′ × 1.2′ Position angle 106° True size 204,800 light-years Distance 209 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,869 km/s, redshift 0.01299 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
