NGC 2983 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra
NGC 2983 (ESO 566-003) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.4′ × 1.2′. 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 2983 from Alphard
Alphard
NGC 2983
HYDRA
NGC 2983 lies 12.4° south of Alphard , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2983 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -50° 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: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 1° 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 70°N, and never sets south of 70°S.
The distance to NGC 2983 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2983
28 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2986, elliptical galaxy, 49′ NGC 2935, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 2921, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 3052, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 3091, elliptical galaxy, 4.0° NGC 3081, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 2907, early spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 2865, elliptical galaxy, 5.4°
NGC 2983 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2983, ESO 566-003, 2MASX J09434109-2028377, ESO-LV 566-0030, MCG -03-25-017, PGC 027840, UGCA 176 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 43.7m Declination (J2000) -20° 29′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.4′ × 1.2′ Position angle 86° Radial velocity 2,032 km/s, redshift 0.0068 Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
