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C48

NGC 2775

Galaxy Excellent (64/100)

Barred Spiral

C48 Galaxy Cancer Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team. License: CC BY 4.0. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Properties

Magnitude 10.3
Angular Size 4.2′ × 3.4′
Position Angle 159°
Distance 55000000 ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sab)
Spiral Galaxy [Distance: 55000000 ly]

Position & Identifiers

RA 09h 08m 06.7s
Dec +07° 02' 06.0"
Constellation Cancer
Catalog C48

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About C48

Description

NGC 2775 is a spiral galaxy in Cancer, about 55 million light-years away. It has an unusually smooth, bright central region surrounded by tightly wound, faint spiral arms with a distinctive flocculent (patchy) structure.

Observing Tips

Visible as a moderately bright, round glow with a prominent nucleus in a 6-inch telescope. Not much spiral structure is visible visually. Best in winter and spring evenings.

History

Discovered by William Herschel on March 19, 1783. Hubble Space Telescope images revealed that the spiral arms contain almost no gas, suggesting star formation has nearly ceased.

Fun Facts

NGC 2775 has an unusually large and bright bulge relative to its disk, and its spiral arms are remarkably gas-poor. It appears to be a galaxy that has exhausted most of its raw material for making new stars.

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Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team. License: CC BY 4.0. (Wikimedia Commons)

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team. License: CC BY 4.0. (Wikimedia Commons)

Skybred Mar 2, 2026