NGC 2683 · galaxy
NGC 2683
NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Lynx.
RA08h 52m 41sDec+33° 25' 18"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 2683
- All designations
- NGC 2683
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 08h 52m 41s
- Declination (J2000)
- +33° 25' 18"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.001371
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Lynx. It was nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on February 5, 1788.
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 id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used