NGC 2957 NED01 is an elliptical galaxy in Draco
NGC 2957 NED01 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 55″ × 20″. 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 2957 NED01 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 2957 NED01
DRACO
NGC 2957 NED01 lies 13.3° northwest of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2957 NED01 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -43° 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 17°S, and never sets north of 17°N.
The distance to NGC 2957 NED01 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2957 NED01
61 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2985, early spiral galaxy, 45′ NGC 3027, late spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 3147, spiral galaxy, 2.2° IC 529, late spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 2810, elliptical galaxy, 2.2° NGC 3183, barred spiral galaxy, 2.7° M82 Cigar Galaxy, spiral galaxy, 3.4° IC 520, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9°
NGC 2957 NED01 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 2957 NED01 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 47.3m Declination (J2000) +72° 59′ Magnitude 16.0 Apparent size 55″ × 20″ Radial velocity 6,700 km/s, redshift 0.0226 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
