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NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:45 | Tran: 5:54 | Set: 8:03
Alt: -37.05°   Az: 260.02°   Direction: West

NGC 2663 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Pyxis constellation. NGC 2663 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.33, NGC 2663 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2663 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 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2663 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.9 arcmin) and minor (2.75 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 46m 07s
-33° 53’ 10”
07h 15m 03s
16h 01m 11s

J2000

08h 45m 07s
-33° 47’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2663 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis.

Finder chart NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2663 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

11.85
12.33
7.86
7.12
6.82

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 2663.

23.7 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2663 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2663 is a visual representation of it.
3.9 arcmin
2.75 arcmin
111°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis, Elliptical (E).
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

Today's NGC 2663 - Elliptical Galaxy in Pyxis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.9°
Max altitude: 4.6°
Azimuth: 236.1°