NGC 2773 is an early spiral galaxy in Cancer
NGC 2773 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 39″ × 17″. 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 2773 from ζ Hya
ζ Hya
NGC 2773
CANCER
NGC 2773 lies 3.8° east of ζ Hya , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2773 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -11° 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 83°S.
The distance to NGC 2773 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2773
32 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2775, early spiral galaxy, 12′ NGC 2716, lenticular galaxy, 5.1° NGC 2713, barred spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 2872, elliptical galaxy, 5.8° NGC 2874, spiral galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 2773 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2773, 2MASX J09094416+0710255, IRAS 09070+0722, MCG +01-24-004, PGC 025825, SDSS J090944.16+071025.6, UGC 04815 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 09.7m Declination (J2000) +07° 10′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 39″ × 17″ Position angle 84° Radial velocity 5,298 km/s, redshift 0.01783 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
