NGC 2776 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Lynx
NGC 2776 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx . It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2.1′ × 55″. 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 2776 from κ UMa
κ UMa
NGC 2776
LYNX
NGC 2776 lies 2.7° southeast of κ UMa , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2776 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -33° 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 45°S, and never sets north of 45°N.
The distance to NGC 2776 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2776
29 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2776 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lynx Designations NGC 2776, 2MASX J09121453+4457176, IRAS 09089+4509, MCG +08-17-056, PGC 025946, SDSS J091214.51+445717.4, SDSS J091214.52+445717.4, UGC 04838 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 12.2m Declination (J2000) +44° 57′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 21.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 55″ Position angle 111° Radial velocity 2,609 km/s, redshift 0.00874 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
