NGC 2880 is a lenticular galaxy in Ursa Major, 71 million light-years away
NGC 2880 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 71 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2.3′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 48,000 light-years across. 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 2880 from ο UMa
ο UMa
NGC 2880
URSA MAJOR
NGC 2880 lies 7.3° east of ο UMa , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2880 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 83° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° 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: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° 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: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -41° 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 28°S, and never sets north of 28°N.
NGC 2880 is 71 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2880 tonight left it about 71 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2880
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2805, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 2768, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 2742, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 2950, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 2654, barred spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 2685 Helix Galaxy, lenticular galaxy, 5.6° NGC 2976, late spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 2880 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 2880, 2MASX J09293461+6229262, MCG +10-14-015, PGC 026939, SDSS J092934.55+622925.9, UGC 05051 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 29.6m Declination (J2000) +62° 29′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.3′ × 1.4′ Position angle 142° True size 48,000 light-years Distance 71 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,534 km/s, redshift 0.00513 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
