NGC 2888 is an elliptical galaxy in Pyxis
NGC 2888 (ESO 434-002) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pyxis . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 2′ × 1.5′. 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 2888 from ψ Vel
ψ Vel
NGC 2888
PYXIS
NGC 2888 lies 12.5° north of ψ Vel , the magnitude 3.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2888 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 9° 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 62°N, and never sets south of 62°S.
The distance to NGC 2888 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2888
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2904, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° IC 2469, barred spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 2865, elliptical galaxy, 4.9° NGC 2815, barred spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 3001, spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 2784, lenticular galaxy, 5.0° NGC 2997, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.3° IC 2507, barred irregular galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 2888 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pyxis Designations NGC 2888, ESO 434-002, 2MASX J09261966-2802061, ESO-LV 434-0020, MCG -05-23-001, PGC 026768 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 26.3m Declination (J2000) -28° 02′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.5′ Position angle 155° Radial velocity 2,210 km/s, redshift 0.00739 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
