NGC 2741 is an early spiral galaxy in Cancer
NGC 2741 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 40″ × 26″. 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 2741 from ε Leo
ε Leo
NGC 2741
CANCER
NGC 2741 lies 11.4° southwest of ε Leo , the magnitude 3.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2741 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -17° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
The distance to NGC 2741 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2741
79 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2741 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2741, 2MASX J09031650+1815401, IRAS 09004+1827, PGC 025425, SDSS J090316.37+181539.9, SDSS J090316.50+181539.8, SDSS J090316.50+181539.9 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 03.3m Declination (J2000) +18° 16′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 40″ × 26″ Position angle 77° Radial velocity 3,443 km/s, redshift 0.01155 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
