NGC 2916 is a spiral galaxy in Leo
NGC 2916 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.4′ × 1.6′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 2916 from ε Leo
ε Leo
NGC 2916
LEO
NGC 2916 lies 3.3° southwest of ε Leo , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2916 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -25° 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 68°S, and never sets north of 68°N.
The distance to NGC 2916 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2916
60 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2916 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 2916, 2MASX J09345756+2142189, IRAS 09321+2155, MCG +04-23-011, PGC 027244, SDSS J093457.60+214218.9, SDSS J093457.60+214219.0, UGC 05103 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 35.0m Declination (J2000) +21° 42′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.4′ × 1.6′ Position angle 16° Radial velocity 3,691 km/s, redshift 0.01239 Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
