NGC 2750 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Cancer
NGC 2750 (PGC 025525) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2′ × 1.5′. 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 2750 from ε Leo
ε Leo
NGC 2750
CANCER
NGC 2750 lies 9.3° west of ε Leo , the magnitude 3.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2750 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -22° 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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
The distance to NGC 2750 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2750
53 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.
NGC 2750 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2750, PGC 025525, 2MASX J09054789+2526145, UGC 04769 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 05.8m Declination (J2000) +25° 26′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.5′ Position angle 82° Radial velocity 2,662 km/s, redshift 0.00892 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
