Spiral galaxy · Cancer

NGC 2775

Also known as: C48

mag 10.24.2′ across

About

NGC 2775 is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 10.2 in Cancer, about 4.2′ across.

NGC 2775 is in the constellation Cancer.
Best evenings: around late March it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 73° S.

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EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
Telescope (6–8 inch)A faint oval glow with a brighter middle — no spiral arms without a camera.

For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.

Designations	NGC 2775, C48, PGC 25861, UGC 4820
Type	Spiral galaxy (Sab)
Magnitude	10.2The smaller the number, the brighter.
Apparent size	4.2′ × 3.4′position angle 159°; the full Moon is 31′ across
Surface brightness	22.9 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see.
Constellation	Cancer
Right ascension (J2000)	09h 10m 20.1s
Declination (J2000)	+07° 02′ 16″

Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →