NGC 2765 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra, 178 million light-years away
NGC 2765 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 178 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.7′ × 56″ of sky, about 141,800 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 2765 from ζ Hya
ζ Hya
NGC 2765
HYDRA
NGC 2765 lies 4.0° southeast of ζ Hya , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2765 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 62° 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: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 9° 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: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -8° 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 87°S.
NGC 2765 is 178 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 2765 tonight left it about 178 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 2765
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2765 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2765, 2MASX J09073666+0323347, MCG +01-24-001, PGC 025646, SDSS J090736.64+032334.4, SDSS J090736.64+032334.5, UGC 04791 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 07.6m Declination (J2000) +03° 24′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.7′ × 56″ Position angle 105° True size 141,800 light-years Distance 178 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,749 km/s, redshift 0.01258 Best with Large telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
