NGC 2283 is a late spiral galaxy in Canis Major
NGC 2283 (ESO 557-013, ESO-LV 557-0130) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.8′ × 2′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
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 2283 from Sirius
Sirius
NGC 2283
CANIS MAJOR
NGC 2283 lies 1.5° south of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. That is within one binocular field.
NGC 2283 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -78° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -87° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 88° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 32° 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 72°N, and never sets south of 72°S.
The distance to NGC 2283 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2283
6 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2283 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canis Major Designations NGC 2283, ESO 557-013, ESO-LV 557-0130, IRAS 06436-1809, MCG -03-18-002, PGC 019562 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 06h 45.9m Declination (J2000) -18° 13′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 2′ Position angle 178° Radial velocity 841 km/s, redshift 0.0028 Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
