NGC 2493 is a lenticular galaxy in Lynx
NGC 2493 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Lynx . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.9′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
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 2493 from Castor
Castor
NGC 2493
LYNX
NGC 2493 lies 9.5° northeast of Castor , the magnitude 1.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2493 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
The distance to NGC 2493 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2493
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2493 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lynx Designations NGC 2493, 2MASX J08002366+3949494, MCG +07-17-007, PGC 022447, SDSS J080023.62+394949.5, UGC 04150 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 08h 00.4m Declination (J2000) +39° 50′ Magnitude 12.0 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ Position angle 30° Radial velocity 3,902 km/s, redshift 0.0131 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
