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NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.01°   Az: 352.03°   Direction: North

NGC 2523A is a Spiral Galaxy in the Camelopardalis constellation. NGC 2523A is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2523A from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2523A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.11 arcmin) and minor (0.95 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 07m 05s
+73° 58’ 29”
00h 45m 16s
08h 52m 21s

J2000

08h 04m 08s
+74° 02’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2523A in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

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Finder chart for NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2523A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2523A is a visual representation of it.
1.11 arcmin
0.95 arcmin
80°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis, Spiral (SAc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 2523A - Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 22:06 UTC (altitude: 67.5°)