NGC 2748 is a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis, 59 million light-years away
NGC 2748 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis , 59 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2.6′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 44,800 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 2748 from Polaris
Polaris
NGC 2748
CAMELOPARDALIS
NGC 2748 lies 13.7° east of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2748 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: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 31° 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: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 38° 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: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -9° 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: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -48° 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 14°S, and never sets north of 14°N.
NGC 2748 is 59 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2748 tonight left it about 59 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2748
55 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2715, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 2655, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 2591, late spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 2732, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° IC 529, late spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 2633, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 2634, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° IC 520, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 2748 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Camelopardalis Designations NGC 2748, 2MASX J09134303+7628312, IRAS 09080+7640, MCG +13-07-019, PGC 026018, UGC 04825 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 13.7m Declination (J2000) +76° 29′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 1.1′ Position angle 39° True size 44,800 light-years Distance 59 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,474 km/s, redshift 0.00493 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
