About NGC 2775 (C48)

NGC 2775 stands out as a well-known observing object and appears as a soft glow. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 72° altitude and reaches 83° around 08:47 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

It is less prominent than the brightest objects in the catalog.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Cancer

Distance

55000000 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.4