NGC 2889 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Hydra
NGC 2889 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 11.7 and spans 2′ × 1.8′. 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 2889 from Alphard
Alphard
NGC 2889
HYDRA
NGC 2889 lies 3.0° south of Alphard , the magnitude 2.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2889 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -30° 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: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -35° 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: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 5° 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: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -34° 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: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -2° 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 78°N, and never sets south of 78°S.
The distance to NGC 2889 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2889
38 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2855, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 2781, lenticular galaxy, 5.0° NGC 2848, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 2907, early spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 2811, barred spiral galaxy, 5.4°
NGC 2889 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 2889, 2MASX J09271259-1138363, IRAS 09247-1125, MCG -02-24-026, PGC 026806 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 27.2m Declination (J2000) -11° 39′ Magnitude 11.7 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.8′ Position angle 26° Radial velocity 3,339 km/s, redshift 0.0112 Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
