NGC 2822 is an elliptical galaxy in Carina
NGC 2822 (ESO 061-004, ESO-LV 61-0040) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Carina . It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 4′ × 2.7′. 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 2822 from υ Car
υ Car
NGC 2822
CARINA
NGC 2822 lies 5.6° southwest of υ Car , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2822 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -77° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -57° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 34° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 20°N, and never sets south of 20°S.
The distance to NGC 2822 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2822
14 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2836, spiral galaxy, 19′ IC 2448, planetary nebula, 39′ NGC 2788A, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 2788, early spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 2808, globular cluster, 4.8° NGC 3059, barred spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 3136, elliptical galaxy, 5.3° IC 2554, barred spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 2822 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Carina Designations NGC 2822, ESO 061-004, ESO-LV 61-0040, IRAS 09132-6926, PGC 026026 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 13.8m Declination (J2000) -69° 39′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4′ × 2.7′ Position angle 94° Radial velocity 1,614 km/s, redshift 0.00539 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
