NGC 2760 is a lenticular galaxy in Draco
NGC 2760 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 16″. 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 2760 from Polaris
Polaris
NGC 2760
DRACO
NGC 2760 lies 13.7° east of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2760 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: 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: 54° 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: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° 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: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 49° 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: 42° 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: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 33° 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: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° 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: 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: 26° 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: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 10° 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: 14° 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: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° 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°: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° 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°: 3° 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°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 0° 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: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -13° 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: -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: -23° 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: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -22° 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: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -39° 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: -32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° 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: -30° 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: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -42° 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 13°S, and never sets north of 13°N.
The distance to NGC 2760 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2760
56 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2748, spiral galaxy, 37′ NGC 2715, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 2655, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 2732, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° IC 529, late spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 2591, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 2633, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 2634, elliptical galaxy, 3.4°
NGC 2760 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 2760, 2MASX J09241520+7631531, MCG +13-07-027, PGC 026654 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 24.2m Declination (J2000) +76° 32′ Magnitude 14.0 Apparent size 1.2′ × 16″ Position angle 100° Radial velocity 1,540 km/s, redshift 0.00515 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
