NGC 2908 is a spiral galaxy in Draco
NGC 2908 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 44″ × 31″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
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 2908 from Polaris
Polaris
NGC 2908
DRACO
NGC 2908 lies 10.5° east of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2908 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -42° 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 10°S, and never sets north of 10°N.
The distance to NGC 2908 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2908
22 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2732, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 2715, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 2655, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 2748, spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 2591, late spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 3329, spiral galaxy, 4.2° IC 467, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.8° NGC 2336, spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 2908 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 2908, 2MASX J09433142+7942044, IRAS 09375+7955, MCG +13-07-034, PGC 027831, UGC 05152 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 43.5m Declination (J2000) +79° 42′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 44″ × 31″ Position angle 145° Radial velocity 5,976 km/s, redshift 0.02014 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
