NGC 2715 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis, 56 million light-years away
NGC 2715 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis , 56 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 4.2′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 67,800 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 2715 from Polaris
Polaris
NGC 2715
CAMELOPARDALIS
NGC 2715 lies 12.1° east of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2715 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -41° 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 12°S, and never sets north of 12°N.
NGC 2715 is 56 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2715 tonight left it about 56 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2715
49 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2655, lenticular galaxy, 39′ NGC 2732, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 2591, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2748, spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2633, spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 2634, elliptical galaxy, 4.3° IC 529, late spiral galaxy, 4.4° IC 520, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.7°
NGC 2715 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Camelopardalis Designations NGC 2715, 2MASX J09080619+7805065, IRAS 09018+7817, MCG +13-07-015, PGC 025676, UGC 04759 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 08.1m Declination (J2000) +78° 05′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.2′ × 1.4′ Position angle 20° True size 67,800 light-years Distance 56 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,320 km/s, redshift 0.00441 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
