C48 · galaxy
NGC 2775
NGC 2775, also known as Caldwell 48, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer.
RA09h 10m 20sDec+07° 02' 17"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- C48
- All designations
- C48 · NGC 2775
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Best viewing
- Winter · Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 09h 10m 20s
- Declination (J2000)
- +07° 02' 17"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.004500
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 2775, also known as Caldwell 48, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cancer. It is 67 million light-years away from the Milky Way. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 19 December 1783.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used