NGC 2781 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra
NGC 2781 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 2.5′ × 1.3′. 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 2781 from Alphard
Alphard
NGC 2781
HYDRA
NGC 2781 lies 7.3° southwest of Alphard , the magnitude 2.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2781 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 3° 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 75°N, and never sets south of 75°S.
The distance to NGC 2781 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2781
33 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2763, barred spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 2811, barred spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 2848, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 2855, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 2889, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 2907, early spiral galaxy, 5.2°
NGC 2781 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2781, 2MASX J09112750-1448597, IRAS 09091-1436, MCG -02-24-002, PGC 025907 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 11.5m Declination (J2000) -14° 49′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 1.3′ Position angle 78° Radial velocity 2,037 km/s, redshift 0.00681 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
